Jorge Seif

Jorge Seif Júnior, born in Rio de Janeiro, is a Brazilian businessman and politician affiliated with the Liberal Party (PL) . He currently serves as a senator for the state of Santa Catarina. He holds degrees in Business Administration and Marketing from the University of Vale do Itajaí .

Before entering politics, Seif was a businessman in the fishing industry, having served as Executive Manager of Nextel Brazil and also as a director in the fishing companies Jseif and Jef Uruguay.

Political Career

His connection with the government of former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL) began in 2018, when he met the president through his father, who has been a businessman for over 40 years. A year later, he was appointed Special Secretary for Aquaculture and Fisheries, a position he held until March 2022, when he was dismissed to run for election to the Senate.

In the 2022 elections, he was elected senator for Santa Catarina, with 1,426,383 votes (39.8% of valid votes).

Performance in the National Congress

The senator's main causes are infrastructure, public safety, and also issues related to social values.

Among his main achievements are:

• He is the author of Bill 1168/2024 , which amends Decree-Law No. 3,689 of October 3, 1941 – the Code of Criminal Procedure – to make the crime of bodily harm committed in situations of domestic and family violence against women non-bailable.

• He is the author of Bill 5127/2023 , which provides for the carrying of firearms for personal defense by members of the National Congress and for the registration, possession, carrying, and registration with the National Weapons System – Sinarm, and takes other measures.

• He was the rapporteur for Bill 1558/2024 , which amends Law No. 8,072, of July 25, 1990, which "provides for heinous crimes, pursuant to Article 5, item XLIII, of the Federal Constitution, and determines other measures," to include human trafficking in the list of heinous crimes.

In November 2024, as the proposed amendment to end the 6x1 work schedule was being discussed, the senator openly opposed the proposal.