Eriberto Medeiros

José Eriberto Medeiros de Oliveira , known as Eriberto Medeiros , was born on September 26, 1965 , in Recife (PE) . He holds a bachelor's degree in Law from the Catholic University of Pernambuco (Unicap) and was a state public servant before entering politics. Affiliated with the PSB (Brazilian Socialist Party) , he was elected federal deputy for Pernambuco in 2022 , assuming his first term in the House of Representatives in the 2023–2027 legislature .

Political Career

His political career began at the municipal level, when he served as a city councilor in Recife from 2001 to 2006 , working on committees such as Legislation and Justice, Finance, and Public Security. In 2007, he became a state representative for Pernambuco , being re-elected for four consecutive terms and holding positions as fourth secretary and leader of the party caucus in the Legislative Assembly (Alepe) . He also served as president of Alepe between 2018 and 2023 , where he consolidated his trajectory as a state leader before being elected to the National Congress.

Performance in the House of Representatives

In the National Congress , Eriberto Medeiros holds the mandate of federal deputy (2023–2027) for PSB-PE and, in 2025, will serve as vice-leader of the PSB in the House of Representatives . He is a member and vice-president of the Commission for the Defense of the Rights of the Elderly (CIDOSO) and participates in other commissions, in addition to being a member of special commissions such as the one for the PEC on Federal Competencies in Public Security . According to official records of the House of Representatives, he has 105 proposals of his own authorship and 6 of which he is the rapporteur in this legislature. Some of the projects he presented include PL 3972/2023 (declares the giant puppets of the Olinda Carnival as cultural heritage), PL 3974/2023 (declares the Ciranda as a manifestation of national culture), PL 3969/2023 (declares the São João de Caruaru as a cultural manifestation) and PL 4969/2023 (alters the concept of disability to include autism spectrum disorder and rare diseases).