Plínio Valério
Brazilian politician
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Francisco Plínio Valério Tomaz (born 31 January 1955) is a Brazilian journalist and politician, member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB), serving as senator for the state of Amazonas since 2019.[1]
Plínio Valério | |
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| Senator for Amazonas | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2019 | |
| Councillor of Manaus | |
| In office 1 January 2013 – 1 February 2019 | |
| Constituency | At-large |
| Federal Deputy | |
| In office 6 March 2013 – 27 November 2013 | |
| Constituency | Amazonas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francisco Plínio Valério Tomaz 31 January 1955 |
| Party | PSDB (since 2011) |
Other political affiliations | |
| Federal University of Amazonas | |
| Profession | Journalist |
History
Valério was elected councillor of Manaus in 2012. In 2013, he had served as federal deputy for Amazonas for 8 months as a surrogate. Valério returned to the Municipal Chamber and was re-elected as councillor in the 2016 municipal elections.[2]
In the 2018 state elections, he was elected senator for Amazonas on the 1st seat, with 834,809 votes, running for the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB).[1] During his term, Valério proposed bills to fix terms for Supreme Court justices and Central Bank directors, open parliamentary inquiry commissions to investigate NGOs working in the Brazilian Amazon and Supreme Court justices.[3][4][5][6] In June 2019, Valério voted against the government Guns Decree, which made gun ownership and carry more flexible for civilians.[7]
According to newspaper De Olho nos Ruralistas, Valério has a chalet inside Tupé Sustainable Development Reserve, a natural reserve in Manaus, where he rent in Airbnb.[8]
Electoral history
| Year | Election | Party | Office | Coalition | Partners | Party | Votes | Percent | Result | ||
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| 2002 | State Elections of Amazonas | PV | Senator | For Love to Amazonas (PSB, PPB, PTC, PV) |
Judite Pinho | PV | 265,861 | 12.85% | Not elected | ||
| 2004 | Municipal Election of Manaus | Mayor | N/a | Tony Medeiros | PV | 76,896 | 10.24% | Not elected | |||
| 2006 | State Elections of Amazonas | Senator | N/a | Neuzimar Pinheiro | PV | 158,333 | 11.94% | Not elected | |||
| Gerson Duarte | |||||||||||
| 2010 | State Elections of Amazonas | DEM | Federal Deputy | Advance Amazonas (PMN, PMDB, PCdoB, PP, PSC, PRB, DEM, PTB, PRP, PTN, PTC, PRTB, PHS) |
N/a | 79,499 | 5.52% | Surrogate | |||
| 2012 | Municipal Election of Manaus | PSDB | Councillor | The Future is Now (PSDB, PPS, PTC) |
N/a | 12,053 | 1.28% | Elected | |||
| 2014 | State Elections of Amazonas | State Deputy | Doing More for Our People 1 (PROS, PSD, PSDB, PSC) |
N/a | 12,343 | 0.76% | Surrogate | ||||
| 2016 | Municipal Election of Manaus | Councillor | N/a | 8,348 | 0.81% | Elected | |||||
| 2018 | State Elections of Amazonas | Senator | Amazonas with Safety (PSD, PSDB, DEM, PRB, PTC, PATRI) |
Carlos Alberto | Republicanos | 834,809 | 25.36% | Elected | |||
| Jacira Souza | PSDB | ||||||||||