
Representatives
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PE
PCdoB
In Office
Civil Name
RENILDO VASCONCELOS CALHEIROS
Phone
(61) 3215-5915
dep.renildocalheiros@camara.leg.br
1,29
Points
501st
in the House of Representatives from 504
25th
PE Congressman from 25
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Trajectory
Renildo Vasconcelos Calheiros was born on April 20, 1959, in Murici, Alagoas , and is a geologist by training. He began his political career at a young age, participating in student movements and later serving as a city councilor in Recife before entering the federal scene. A member of the Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB) since the 1980s, he was first elected federal deputy for Pernambuco in 1990 and has returned to the position in successive terms in the 2003–2007 , 2007–2011 , and 2019–2023 legislatures, being re-elected for the 57th Legislature (2023–2027) in the House of Representatives .
His political career includes experience in both the legislative and executive branches of municipal government: in addition to several stints in the House of Representatives, Calheiros resigned from his federal mandate in 2008 to assume the mayoralty of Olinda , where he was elected and re-elected in the first round, developing policies focused on public services and local development. At the national level, he served as deputy leader of the Lula government in the House of Representatives and leader of the PCdoB caucus at different times , as well as participating in party blocs supporting governments and progressive articulations.
In the National Congress , Renildo Calheiros holds the mandate of federal deputy (2023–2027) for the PCdoB/PE and has parliamentary activity with participation in committees and bloc articulations. In 2025 he appears as vice-leader of the Brazil Federation of Hope and as vice-leader of the Majority in the House of Representatives . According to official data from the House of Representatives, in the current legislature he has 77 proposals of his authorship and 10 of his report registered so far, with projects that deal with topics such as labor rights, social security transparency and strengthening social and cultural policies (for example, PL 2364/2025 on transparency in social security deductions).
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Anti-Privileges
DTQ 2 | PLP 108/2024 | Tax Reform
Establishes the Management Committee for the Tax on Goods and Services - CG-IBS, provides for the administrative tax process related to the official assessment of the Tax on Goods and Services - IBS, the distribution of the IBS revenue to the federative entities, and the Tax on Inheritance and Donation of Any Goods or Rights - ITCMD, and takes other measures.
How They Voted
Yes
Guidance from Ranking dos Políticos’ Council
No
Bill 6233/2023 | Debtor's Obligation | House of Representatives
Amends Law No. 10,406, of January 10, 2002 - Civil Code, to provide for monetary correction and interest. NEW SUMMARY: Amends Law No. 10,406, of January 10, 2002 (Civil Code), to provide for monetary correction and interest.
How They Voted
Yes
Guidance from Ranking dos Políticos’ Council
Yes
PL 2/2024 | Granting of differentiated quotas | House of Representatives
Authorizes the granting of differentiated accelerated depreciation quotas for new machinery, equipment, apparatus, and instruments intended for fixed assets and used in certain economic activities.
How They Voted
Yes
Guidance from Ranking dos Políticos’ Council
Yes
PL 3/2024 | New Bankruptcy Law | House of Representatives
Amends Law No. 11,101, of February 9, 2005, to improve the institution of bankruptcy for entrepreneurs and business entities.
How They Voted
Yes
Guidance from Ranking dos Políticos’ Council
Yes
PL 709/2023 | Sanction for Land Invasion | House of Representatives
This law addresses restrictions applied to occupants and invaders of properties throughout the national territory. NEW SUMMARY: Amends Law No. 8,629, of February 25, 1993, to provide for restrictions applied to occupants and invaders of properties throughout the national territory.
How They Voted
No
Guidance from Ranking dos Políticos’ Council
Yes
DTQ 13 | PLP 68/2024 | Regulation of the Tax Reform
Establishes the Tax on Goods and Services - IBS, the Social Contribution on Goods and Services - CBS, and the Selective Tax - IS, and provides other measures.
How They Voted
Yes
Guidance from Ranking dos Políticos’ Council
Yes
DTQ 10 | PLP 68/2024 | Tax Reform
Establishes the Tax on Goods and Services - IBS, the Social Contribution on Goods and Services - CBS, and the Selective Tax - IS, and provides other measures.
How They Voted
No
Guidance from Ranking dos Políticos’ Council
Yes
PEC 9/2023 | Sanction for Parties | House of Representatives
Amends Constitutional Amendment No. 117, of April 5, 2022, regarding the application of sanctions to parties that did not meet the minimum resource quota or that did not allocate the minimum amounts based on sex and race in elections, as well as in annual and electoral accounting. NEW SUMMARY: Imposes on political parties the obligation to allocate financial resources to the candidacies of Black and mixed-race individuals; establishes parameters and conditions for the regularization and refinancing of debts of political parties; and reinforces the tax immunity of political parties as provided for in the Federal Constitution.
How They Voted
Yes
Guidance from Ranking dos Políticos’ Council
No
PLP 459/2017 | Debt Securitization | House of Representatives
Amends Law No. 4,320, of March 17, 1964, to provide for the assignment of credit rights originating from tax and non-tax credits of the entities of the Federation, and Law No. 5,172, of October 25, 1966 (National Tax Code), to provide for extrajudicial protest as a cause for interruption of the statute of limitations and to authorize the tax administration to request information from public or private entities and bodies.
How They Voted
Yes
Guidance from Ranking dos Políticos’ Council
Yes
Bill 1269/2022 | Sanctions for Administrative Misconduct | House of Representatives
This law adds Article 16-A to Federal Law No. 8,429 of June 2, 1992, which provides for sanctions applicable due to the practice of acts of administrative misconduct, as referred to in § 4 of Article 37 of the Federal Constitution; and provides other measures, specifically regarding the legal effects of declarations of asset unavailability. NEW SUMMARY: Amends Law No. 13,097, of January 19, 2015, to guarantee the effectiveness of legal transactions related to real estate whose registration does not contain any type of judicial lien, by means of a court decision.
How They Voted
Did Not Vote
Guidance from Ranking dos Políticos’ Council
Yes
Anti-Waste
Total Available
R$647,973.72
Expenses
R$426,277.48
Amount Saved
R$221,696.24
Sessions
87
Attendances
85
Justified Absences
00
Unjustified Absences
02
Anti-Corruption
Other
TOTAL