| Irajá | |
| Office: | Senator for Tocantins |
| Term Start: | 1 February 2019 |
| Office1: | Federal Deputy for Tocantins |
| Term Start1: | 1 February 2011 |
| Term End1: | 1 February 2019 |
| Birth Date: | 3 February 1983 |
| Birth Place: | Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil |
| Party: | PSD (2011–present) |
| Profession: | Entrepreneur |
| Parents: | Kátia Abreu (mother) |
Irajá Silvestre Filho (born 3 February 1983), more commonly known as Irajá, is a Brazilian politician and businessperson. Although born in Goiás, has spent his political career representing Tocantins, having served as state senator since 2019 and previously state deputy from 2011 to 2019.[1]
Abreu was born to Irajá Silvestre and Kátia Abreu.[1] Prior to becoming a politician Abreu worked as a businessman in the agricultural industry.[1] Abreu's mother Kátia is also a politician who has served as a senator and government minister, and Abreu has publicly defended his mother against her critics.[2]
Abreu voted against the impeachment motion of then-president Dilma Rousseff.[3] He would later vote in favor of opening a similar corruption investigation against Rousseff's successor Michel Temer,[4] and voted in favor of the 2017 Brazilian labor reforms.[5]
In the 2018 Brazilian general election Abreu was elected to the national senate with 214,355 votes. At the age of 35, he broke the record as the youngest ever individual elected to the national senate.[6]