Antonio Brito
Antonio Brito | |
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Brito in 2019 | |
| Member of Parliament for Bahia 4 consecutive terms | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2011 | |
| Secretary of Labor, Social Assistance, and Citizen Rights of Salvador | |
| In office 2009–2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 17, 1969 Salvador, Bahia, Brazil |
| Political party | PSD |
| Other political affiliations | PTB (1999–2016) |
| Spouse | Leila Iossef de Brito |
| Alma mater | Universidade Salvador |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Business Administrator |
| Known for | Deputy Federal Representative for Bahia |
Antonio Luiz Paranhos Ribeiro Leite de Brito, or simply Antonio Brito (January 17, 1969) is a Brazilian business administrator and politician, member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD). He is a federal deputy for Bahia and former president of the Conselho Nacional de Assistência Social (CNAS).
He is the leader of the PSD in the Chamber of Deputies. He was also president of the Social Security and Family Committee three times (2015, 2019 and 2020), the second largest committee in the Chamber at the time, in terms of number of deputies. He chairs the Brazil–Portugal Parliamentary Group, as well as coordinating the Parliamentary Front to Support for Santa Casa da Misericórdia, Hospitals and Philanthropic Entities and the Parliamentary Front to Fight Tuberculosis.
He is the son of the jurist, former mayor and current councilor of Salvador, Edvaldo Brito.