Hélio Leite da Silva (born 9 December 1956) is a Brazilian politician and businessman. Born in Castanhal, he has served in the city council, deputy mayor and mayor, as well as state representative since 2015 for Pará.[1]

Hélio Leite
Leite in October 2016
Federal Deputy for Pará
Assumed office
1 February 2015
Mayor of Castanhal
In office
1 January 2005 – 1 January 2013
State Deputy of Pará
In office
1 February 1999 – 1 January 2005
Vice Mayor of Castanhal
In office
1 January 1997 – 1 February 1999
City Councilor for Castanhal
In office
1 January 1989 – 1 January 1997
Alderman of Castanhal
In office
1 January 1989 – 31 December 1996
Personal details
Born (1956-12-09) 9 December 1956 (age 67)
Castanhal, Pará, Brazil
Political partyDEM (2012-present)
Other political
affiliations
PL (2007-2012)
MDB (1989-2007)

Political career

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Leite voted in favor of the impeachment against then-president Dilma Rousseff and political reformation.[2] Leite would later back Rousseff's successor Michel Temer against a similar corruption investigation and impeachment motion.[3] Leite voted in favor of 2017 Brazil labor reform.[3]

In September 2018 Conselho Indigenista Missionário (Indian Missionary Council), an activists branch of the Catholic church for indigenous people of Brazil, named 50 Brazilian politicians who had done the most to weaken the rights of indigenous people in Brazil, of which Leite was included in.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "HÉLIO LEITE – Biografia". Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Reforma trabalhista: como votaram os deputados" (in Portuguese). Carta Capital. 27 April 2017. Archived from the original on 9 April 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Como votou cada deputado sobre a denúncia contra Temer" (in Portuguese). Carta Capital. 4 August 2017. Archived from the original on 9 April 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Relatório destaca os 50 parlamentares mais "anti-indígenas"" [Report highlights the 50 most "anti-indigenous" parliamentarians] (in Portuguese). terra. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Dos 50 congressistas com atuação anti-indígena, 20 foram reeleitos e 3 mantêm mandato" [Of the 50 congressmen with anti-indigenous actions, 20 were re-elected and 3 were promoted] (in Portuguese). De Olho Nos Ruralistas. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.