2017 President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil election

2017 President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil election

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Needed to Win: Majority of the votes cast 504 votes cast, 253 needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party Third party   Candidate Rodrigo Maia Jovair Arantes André Figueiredo Party DEM PTB PDT Leader's seat Rio de Janeiro Goiás Ceará Members' vote 293 105 59   Candidate Others Members' vote 42
President before election Rodrigo Maia DEM Elected President Rodrigo Maia DEM

The 2017 President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil election took place on 2 February 2017, following the opening of the 3rd session of the 55th Legislature of the National Congress. Incumbent President Rodrigo Maia (DEM-RJ) received 293 votes, way over the majority of the chamber, to become its President.^[1] PTB leader Jovair Arantes (PTB-GO) garnered 105 votes, with 106 more going to other candidates (59 to André Figueiredo, 28 to Júlio Delgado, 10 to Luiza Erundina, 4 to Jair Bolsonaro, and 5 blank votes). As only 504 deputies in the 513-member Chamber cast a vote (due to absentees or members present but not voting),^[2] 253 votes were necessary to win.