| João Henrique Caldas | |
| Office: | Mayor of Maceió |
| Term Start: | 1 January 2021 |
| 1Blankname: | Vice Mayor |
| Predecessor: | Rui Palmeira |
| Office1: | Federal Deputy |
| Term Start1: | 1 February 2011 |
| Term End1: | 1 January 2021 |
| Constituency1: | Alagoas |
| Office2: | State Deputy of Alagoas |
| Term Start2: | 1 February 2010 |
| Term End2: | 31 January 2011 |
| Constituency2: | At-large |
| Birth Date: | 22 July 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil |
| Party: | PL (2022–present) |
| Profession: | Lawyer |
João Henrique Holanda Caldas (born 22 July 1987) often referred to as JHC is a Brazilian politician and lawyer. He has spent his political career representing Alagoas, having served as federal deputy representative since 2011.[1] He is currently the mayor of the capital Maceió since 2021.
Caldas is the son of João Caldas da Silva and Eudócia Maria Holanda de Araújo.[1] His father is also a politician, having served in the chamber of deputies as well.[2] He is an alumnus of the Centro Universitário Cesmac (CESMAC). Caldas is a member of the neo-Pentecostal church Igreja Internacional da Graça de Deus.[3] Caldas has also worked as a lawyer.[1]
In the 2009 local elections Caldas was elected to the legislative assembly of Alagoas.[4] In the following year in the 2010 Brazilian general election Caldas was elected to the federal senate.[1]
Caldas voted in favor of the impeachment motion of then-president Dilma Rousseff.[5] Caldas voted against the 2017 Brazilian labor reform,[6] and would vote in favor of opening a corruption investigation into Rousseff's successor Michel Temer.[7]