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PA
MDB
In Office
Civil Name
JOSÉ BENITO PRIANTE JÚNIOR
Phone
(61) 3215-5752
dep.josepriante@camara.leg.br
4,09
Points
303rd
in the House of Representatives from 488
7th
PA Congressman from 15
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José Benito Priante Júnior is a lawyer, born on December 2, 1963, in Belém (PA) , and is a politician with a long public career in Brazil. He began his political career at a young age, working in the student movement for redemocratization and later as a city councilor in Belém and a state representative before reaching the National Congress. He is married and the father of four children, and throughout more than 30 years in public life , he has been known for his work promoting the social and economic development of Pará and Brazil.
Priante is in his seventh term as a federal deputy for Pará (1995–1999, 1999–2003, 2003–2007, 2011–2015, 2015–2019, 2019–2023 and 2023–2027) representing the MDB party . Throughout this period, he has held the position of vice-leader of the MDB on several occasions and has chaired various technical committees of the House of Representatives, including the Environment and Sustainable Development Committee, as well as committees on Public Security, Urban Development and others during previous terms, standing out for his experience and influence within the House.
In the National Congress , Priante has a consistent legislative performance, with approximately 40 authored proposals and 4 to 5 reported on by 2025 registered in the House of Representatives. He is a member of the Urban Development Committee and has previously chaired the Environment and Sustainable Development Committee (CMADS) , in addition to being a member of other committees throughout his career. Among the projects he has authored are Bill No. 3709/2025 (which establishes the National Program for Comprehensive Assistance to Riverside Populations – PNAIR), Bill No. 3710/2025 (which creates the Mobility Fund for Riverside Communities and Low-Income Students), Bill No. 3527/2024 (which declares "Marajó Cheese" as intangible cultural heritage), and Bill No. 5734/2023 (free transportation for people undergoing cancer treatment), among others.
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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 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
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
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
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
Did Not Vote
Guidance from Ranking dos Políticos’ Council
No
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
Did Not Vote
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
Did Not Vote
Guidance from Ranking dos Políticos’ Council
No
Anti-Waste
Total Available
R$655,490.04
Expenses
R$428,093.73
Amount Saved
R$227,396.31
Sessions
121
Attendances
113
Justified Absences
03
Unjustified Absences
05
Anti-Corruption
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