Election Name: | 2017 President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil election |
Country: | Brazil |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | July 2016 President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil election |
Previous Year: | July 2016 |
Next Election: | 2019 President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil election |
Next Year: | 2019 |
Seats For Election: | Needed to Win: Majority of the votes cast 504 votes cast, 253 needed for a majority |
Vote Type: | Members' |
Image1: | Rodrigo Maia como Presidente em exercício do Brasil (cropped).png |
Candidate1: | Rodrigo Maia |
Leaders Seat1: | Rio de Janeiro |
Party1: | Democrats (Brazil) |
Popular Vote1: | 293 |
Candidate2: | Jovair Arantes |
Leaders Seat2: | Goiás |
Party2: | Brazilian Labour Party (current) |
Color2: | 7B7B7B |
Popular Vote2: | 105 |
Image3: | André Figueiredo (cropped).jpg |
Candidate3: | André Figueiredo |
Leaders Seat3: | Ceará |
Party3: | Democratic Labour Party (Brazil) |
Popular Vote3: | 59 |
Candidate4: | Others |
Popular Vote4: | 42 |
President | |
Before Election: | Rodrigo Maia |
Before Party: | Democrats (Brazil) |
After Election: | Rodrigo Maia |
After Party: | Democrats (Brazil) |
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.