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MG
PT
In Office
Civil Name
JOÃO CARLOS SIQUEIRA
Phone
(61) 3215-5762
dep.padrejoao@camara.leg.br
Social Media
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Points
476th
in the House of Representatives from 488
51st
MG Congressman from 52
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Trajectory
João Carlos Siqueira , better known as Padre João , is a Brazilian priest and politician who has been a federal deputy for Minas Gerais (PT-MG) since February 1, 2011. A native of Urucânia (MG), he was ordained a priest on July 8, 1995, and dedicated a large part of his life to promoting social initiatives in poor communities, such as community gardens, soup kitchens, and income-generating projects, before definitively entering institutional politics through the defense of family farming, food security, housing, and human rights.
In his political career , Father João was a state representative in Minas Gerais, elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2006. He served on committees such as Agricultural and Agro-industrial Policy and Public Administration, and proposed several state laws to incentivize urban agriculture, creole seed banks, and protection for those affected by dams. In 2010, he was elected federal deputy , being successively re-elected until the 2023-2027 legislature in the House of Representatives , as a member of the PT-PCdoB-PV Federation . In Parliament, he chairs the Mixed Parliamentary Front for Food and Nutritional Security and the Parliamentary Front for Rural Education , and participates as a member or head of committees related to Human Rights, Environment, Agriculture, National Integration, and Dam Failure Monitoring . He has also signed reports and participated in special and external committees.
In the National Congress , Father João has a solid and continuous legislative performance, with 144 proposals of his authorship and 4 reported in 2025 registered on the House of Representatives' website. Among the projects he presented are PL 5182/2025 , which amends Law No. 8,080/1990 to incorporate community-based popular health strategies into the SUS (Unified Health System); PL 2412/2024 , which amends the Public Registry Law to exempt fees and emoluments in the acquisition of rural properties via Agrarian Reform ; PL 154/2024 , which amends the educational incentive law to include students from community schools in rural education ; and, in previous years, PL 5080/2023 , which provides for the prohibition of the use of the active ingredient atrazine throughout the national territory . He was also the author of important projects in previous decades focused on rural education, the inclusion of waste pickers as special insured persons ( PEC 309/2013 ), the promotion of transparency in the installation of radioactive waste repositories, and incentives for family farming, in addition to being a co-author of proposals on emergency aid to family farmers and labor rights for app delivery workers.
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Anti-Privileges
REQ MP 1303/2025 | MP Taxa Tudo | House of Representatives
This law addresses the taxation of financial investments and virtual assets in the country and provides other related measures.
How They Voted
No
Guidance from Ranking dos Políticos’ Council
Yes
Bill 769/2024 | Creation of Positions for the Supreme Federal Court | House of Representatives
It provides for the creation of commissioned positions in the staff of the Supreme Federal Court.
How They Voted
Yes
Guidance from Ranking dos Políticos’ Council
No
PLP 22/2025 | Outstanding payments | House of Representatives
Provides for the extension of the deadline for the settlement of unprocessed accounts payable as referred to in Article 172 of Law No. 14,791, of December 29, 2023 (Budget Guidelines Law for 2024).
How They Voted
Yes
Guidance from Ranking dos Políticos’ Council
No
PLP 177/2023 | Increase in the Number of Deputies | House of Representatives
Amends the wording of Complementary Law No. 78, of December 30, 1993.
How They Voted
Yes
Guidance from Ranking dos Políticos’ Council
No
Request 2310/2025 | Urgent Decree to Overturn IOF Increase | House of Representatives
Requests urgent consideration of Draft Law No. 314 of 2025, which "Suspends, pursuant to Article 49, V, of the Federal Constitution, the effects of Decree No. 12,499 of June 11, 2025".
How They Voted
No
Guidance from Ranking dos Políticos’ Council
Yes
DTQ 2 PL 1466/2025 | Salary Increase for Public Servants | House of Representatives
Creates the Socioeconomic Development Career, the Justice and Defense Policy Development Career, and the Securities and Exchange Commission Oversight Career; alters the remuneration of civil servants and public employees of the federal Executive Branch; alters the remuneration of commissioned positions, trust positions, and bonuses of the federal Executive Branch; restructures permanent positions, job and career plans; standardizes and unifies rules for incorporating performance bonuses; alters the rules of the Career Development System; transforms vacant permanent positions into other permanent positions, commissioned positions, and trust positions; alters the rule for appointing members of the deliberative and supervisory boards of closed supplementary pension entities; and provides other measures.
How They Voted
Yes
Guidance from Ranking dos Políticos’ Council
No
Bill 1466/2025 | Salary Increase for Public Servants | House of Representatives
Creates the Socioeconomic Development Career, the Justice and Defense Policy Development Career, and the Securities and Exchange Commission Oversight Career; alters the remuneration of civil servants and public employees of the federal Executive Branch; alters the remuneration of commissioned positions, trust positions, and bonuses of the federal Executive Branch; restructures permanent positions, job and career plans; standardizes and unifies rules for incorporating performance bonuses; alters the rules of the Career Development System; transforms vacant permanent positions into other permanent positions, commissioned positions, and trust positions; alters the rule for appointing members of the deliberative and supervisory boards of closed supplementary pension entities; and provides other measures.
How They Voted
Yes
Guidance from Ranking dos Políticos’ Council
No
PDL 214/2025 | Decree to Overturn the IOF Increase | House of Representatives
Suspends, pursuant to Article 49, V, of the Federal Constitution, the effects of Decree No. 12,466, of May 22, 2025.
How They Voted
No
Guidance from Ranking dos Políticos’ Council
Yes
DTQ 16 PEC 3/2021 | Secret Votes - Shielding Amendment
Amends articles 14, 27, 53, 102 and 105 of the Federal Constitution, to provide for parliamentary prerogatives and takes other measures.
How They Voted
No
Guidance from Ranking dos Políticos’ Council
No
DTQ 8 PEC 3/2021 | Shielding Party Presidents | House of Representatives
Amends articles 14, 27, 53, 102 and 105 of the Federal Constitution, to provide for parliamentary prerogatives and takes other measures.
How They Voted
No
Guidance from Ranking dos Políticos’ Council
No
PLP 167/2024 | Credit Assessment | House of Representatives
Amends Complementary Law No. 123, of December 14, 2006, to allow for the calculation of credits for micro-enterprises and small businesses opting for the Simples Nacional (Simplified National Tax Regime), in the event of total or partial refund of residual tax remaining in the production chain of exported goods.
How They Voted
Did Not Vote
Guidance from Ranking dos Políticos’ Council
Yes
Anti-Waste
Total Available
R$571,750.92
Expenses
R$484,192.36
Amount Saved
R$87,558.56
Sessions
121
Attendances
120
Justified Absences
01
Unjustified Absences
00
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