| Chico Alencar | |
| Office: | Member of the Chamber of Deputies |
| Term Start: | 1 February 2023 |
| Constituency: | Rio de Janeiro |
| Term Start1: | 1 February 2003 |
| Term End1: | 1 February 2019 |
| Constituency1: | Rio de Janeiro |
| Office2: | Councillor of Rio de Janeiro |
| Term Start2: | 1 January 2021 |
| Term End2: | 1 February 2023 |
| Constituency2: | At-large |
| Term Start3: | 1 January 1989 |
| Term End3: | 1 January 1997 |
| Constituency3: | At-large |
| Office4: | State Deputy of Rio de Janeiro |
| Term Start4: | 1 January 1999 |
| Term End4: | 1 January 2003 |
| Constituency4: | At-large |
| Birth Name: | Francisco Rodrigues de Alencar Filho |
| Birth Date: | 1949 10, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Rio de Janeiro, Federal District, Brazil |
| Party: | PSOL (2005–present) |
| Otherparty: | |
| Alma Mater: | Fluminense Federal University Getulio Vargas Foundation |
| Father: | Francisco Rodrigues de Alencar |
| Mother: | Jacintha Garcia Duarte |
| Website: | chicoalencar.com.br |
Francisco Rodrigues de Alencar Filho, known as Chico Alencar (born 19 October 1949), is a Brazilian politician, historian, and writer, affiliated with the Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL).
Alencar was first elected as a Councillor, representing the city of Rio de Janeiro for two consecutive terms (1989-92 and 1993-97). He was also elected as a state deputy, representing the state of Rio de Janeiro at the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro for a single term (1999-2003) and as a federal deputy representing the state of Rio de Janeiro at the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil for four consecutive terms (2003-07; 2007-11; 2011-15 and 2015-19).[1]
He left the Workers' Party (PT) in 2005, along with one of his partners Plínio de Arruda Sampaio, after the expulsion of Luciana Genro, Heloísa Helena and Babá from the party.[2] He was elected by journalists, five times in a row, the best federal deputy of Brazil, receiving the Prêmio Congresso em Foco (Congress in Focus Prize) award.[3] On 17 April 2016, he voted against the opening of the impeachment process of former president Dilma Rousseff.[4]
He was again elected as a Councillor of Rio de Janeiro on 2020 Rio de municipal election with 49,422 votes,[5] staying in office at the Municipal Chamber of Rio de Janeiro for two years (2021-23) until he was reelected for a fifth term as a federal deputy on 2022 Rio de Janeiro state elections, with 115,023 votes.[6]
| Election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Position in Rio de Janeiro State | Result | ||
| 2002 | PT | 169,131 | 2.10 | No. 6 | Elected[7] | |
| 2006 | PSOL | 119,069 | 1.49 | No. 8 | Elected[8] | |
| 2010 | PSOL | 240,724 | 3.01 | No. 2 | Elected[9] | |
| 2014 | PSOL | 195,964 | 2.57 | No. 4 | Elected[10] | |
| 2022 | PSOL | 115,023 | 1.33 | No. 12 | Elected[11] |
| Election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Position in Rio de Janeiro Municipality | Result | ||
| 1988 | PT | 15,964 | 0.63 | No. 8 | Elected[12] | |
| 1992 | PT | 19,487 | 0.71 | No. 6 | Elected | |
| 2020 | PSOL | 49,422 | 1.88 | No. 5 | Elected[13] |
| Election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Position | Result | ||
| 1996 | PT | 641,526 | 21.67 | No. 3 | Not Elected[16] | |
| 2008 | PSOL | 59,362 | 1.88 | No. 7 | Not Elected[17] |