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English
Representatives
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MG
PT
In Office
Civil Name
PATRUS ANANIAS DE SOUZA
Phone
(61) 3215-5720
dep.patrusananias@camara.leg.br
4,45
Points
273rd
in the House of Representatives from 488
29th
MG Congressman from 52
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Trajectory
Patrus Ananias de Souza was born on January 26, 1952, in Bocaiúva (MG) . A graduate in Law from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) , he is a lawyer, professor, and tenured public servant (currently on leave) at the Legislative Assembly of Minas Gerais. He was one of the founders of the Workers' Party (PT) in the 1970s and holds a master's degree in Procedural Law. Throughout his life, he has worked as a labor and union lawyer, university professor, and researcher, in addition to being a member of cultural and academic institutions such as the Minas Gerais Academy of Letters.
In his political career , Patrus Ananias was elected city councilor in Belo Horizonte (1989-1992) and rapporteur of the municipality's Organic Law, before becoming mayor of Belo Horizonte (1993-1996) , where he implemented Participatory Budgeting and social policies that were internationally recognized. He was first elected federal deputy in 2002 , with a record vote in Minas Gerais, and served terms in the House of Representatives from 2003-2007, 2015-2019, 2019-2023, and 2023-2027 , representing the PT-MG ( Workers' Party of Minas Gerais). He also held executive positions in the federal government, such as Minister of Social Development and the Fight Against Hunger and briefly Minister of Agrarian Development during President Lula's administration.
In the National Congress, Patrus Ananias's work is marked by his defense of social policies, labor, civil rights, and sustainable development. In the current legislature, he is the vice-leader of the Brazil Federation of Hope (PT-PCdoB-PV) and is a member of important committees, such as the Constitution and Justice and Citizenship Committee and the Special Committee on Federal Competencies in Public Security (PEC 018/25) , in addition to being a member of the External Committee for monitoring dam ruptures. As a parliamentarian, he has presented hundreds of proposals throughout his career (more than 240 of his own authorship and 13 reported in 2025), including projects such as PL 1677/2025 , which names a unit of the Federal Institute in Sete Lagoas; PL 4619/2024 , which amends a provision of electoral legislation; and PL 237/2025 , which proposes changes to the CLT related to working hours. Bill 2733/2024 , which modifies the National Policy for Civil Protection and Defense to ensure sanitary and food security; in addition to proposals such as Bill 5102/2023 and Bill 5103/2023 , which deal with labor and technological education issues.
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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
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
Yes
Guidance from Ranking dos Políticos’ Council
Yes
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
No
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
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
Did Not Vote
Guidance from Ranking dos Políticos’ Council
No
Anti-Waste
Total Available
R$571,750.92
Expenses
R$498,057.54
Amount Saved
R$73,693.38
Sessions
121
Attendances
118
Justified Absences
02
Unjustified Absences
01
Anti-Corruption
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