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PE
REPUBLICANOS
In Office
Civil Name
AUGUSTO RODRIGUES COUTINHO DE MELO
Phone
(61) 3215-5314
dep.augustocoutinho@camara.leg.br
Social Media
3,64
Points
366th
in the House of Representatives from 488
17th
PE Congressman from 24
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Trajectory
Augusto Rodrigues Coutinho de Melo was born on October 22, 1962, in Recife (PE) and is a civil engineer by training. Before entering federal politics, he worked in public positions and in the private sector and has a long career in the state and municipal legislatures of Pernambuco. He is married and has held positions as a city councilor in Recife and a state representative in the Legislative Assembly of Pernambuco before being elected federal deputy.
His elected political career began at the municipal and state levels, having served as a city councilor in Recife in the 1990s and later as a state representative for Pernambuco for several terms. In 2011 he was elected federal deputy , and since then he has been re-elected to the House of Representatives, currently serving his fourth term in the 2023–2027 legislature for the Republicanos (PE) party .
In the National Congress, Augusto Coutinho has a continuous presence in committees and legislative proposals. In the House of Representatives, he is a member of committees such as the Industry, Commerce and Services Committee , the Foreign Relations and National Defense Committee , and the Special Committee on the Regulation of App-Based Workers (PLP 152/25) , where he was appointed rapporteur . He also previously served as 3rd vice-president of the Industry, Commerce and Services Committee (2024–2025) . According to official data, in the current legislature he has authored approximately 140 proposals and reported on 12 in the House of Representatives, with projects that include initiatives such as PL 1518/2024 (which grants the municipality of Tracunhaém the title of national capital of ceramic crafts), PL 4506/2024 (priority service for lawyers in certain cases), PL 4857/2023 (Emergency Program for Debt Renegotiation of Micro and Small Enterprises – Desenrola MPEs) and PL 4804/2025 (guidelines for assisting people with mental disorders in urgent situations), among other proposals registered in the House.
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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 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
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
Yes
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
Yes
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
Yes
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
Yes
Guidance from Ranking dos Políticos’ Council
No
Anti-Waste
Total Available
R$647,973.72
Expenses
R$572,188.00
Amount Saved
R$75,785.72
Sessions
121
Attendances
117
Justified Absences
04
Unjustified Absences
00
Anti-Corruption
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