Márcio Bittar

Márcio Miguel Bittar (born 28 June 1963) is a politician of Brazil. Although born in São Paulo, he has spent his political career representing Acre, serving as federal senator since 2019.[1] He was previously served in the chamber of deputies from 1991 to 2003 and from 2011 to 2015, and served in the state legislature from 1995 to 1999.[2]

Márcio Bittar
Bittar in 2019
Senator for Acre (state)
Assumed office
1 February 2019
Federal Deputy for Acre
In office
1 February 2011 – 31 January 2015
In office
1 February 1991 – 31 January 2003
State Deputy for Acre
In office
1 January 1995 – 31 January 1999
Personal details
Born (1963-06-28) 28 June 1963
Franca, SP, Brazil
Political partyMDB (2017–)
PSDB (2013–2017)
PPS (1999–2013)
MDB (1981–1999)
ProfessionFarmer, political scientist

Personal life

Bittar was born in Franca to Mamédio Bittar and Manife Miguel Bittar.[2] He grew up in Cuiabá and Jauru in the state of Mato Grosso.[3] In his youth he was part of several militant leftist communist and socialists groups, but in his university years he joined the center-right PMDB.[3] Bittar is married to Márcia Bittar, and is the father of 4 children and as of 2018 lives in Rio Branco. Before becoming a politician he worked as a farmer,[2] and political scientist.[3]

Political career

Bittar served as state deputy in the state legislature of Acre from 1995 to 1999.[4] He was then elected to and served in the Chamber of Deputies for three consecutive terms from 1991 to 2003.[2] From 1997 to 2003 he was the vice-leader of the Popular Socialist Party in the federal legislature.[4][2]

Bittar returned to the lower house for one term from 2011 to 2014, but elected not to run for re-election but instead run for governor of Acre. In the second round of the 2014 election though he narrowly lost by around 10,000 votes to eventual winner Tião Viana.[5]

In 2017 after having disagreements with his then political party the PSDB, Bittar rejoined the PMDB.[6] In the 2018 Brazilian general election Bittar was elected to the federal senate, coincidentally beating Viana who was also running for a seat in the senate.[7]

Despite his early left-wing involvement, today politically Bittar is considered strongly economically liberal and socially conservative. Ideologically Bittar identifies himself as a liberal conservative.[8] Highly critical of the Workers' Party's handling of the economy, Bittar was a vocal supporter of limiting government spending and the 2017 Brazil labor reform.[9] Bittar was a supporter of Jair Bolsonaro's presidential campaign, who in turn endorsed Bittar in his senate race.[10]

References
  1. "Senador Marcio Bittar – AC" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  2. "MARCIO BITTAR – Biografia". Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  3. "Candidatos – Governador – Acre – Márcio Miguel Bittar" (in Portuguese). Folha Online. 12 August 2006. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  4. "Biografia de Márcio Bittar no especial do G1 sobre as eleições de 2006" (in Portuguese). G1 (website). 11 September 2006. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  5. "Resultado das Apurações dos votos do 2º turno das Eleições 2014 no Acre para Governador, Senador, Deputados Federais e Deputados Estaduais" (in Portuguese). G1 Globo. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  6. Luis Carlos Moreira Jorge (20 July 2017). "Márcio Bittar faz as malas do PSDB e procura PMDB". AC24horas. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  7. "Senadores e deputados federais/estaduais eleitos: Apuração e resultado das Eleições 2018 AC – UOL Eleições 2018" (in Portuguese). Eleições 2018. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  8. Perazzp, Valdir (15 October 2018). "Perazzo escreve: "Senador eleito Marcio Bittar: um liberal conservador"" (in Portuguese). ContilNet Notícias. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  9. ""O que esperar do "novo" MDB no Congresso?"" (in Portuguese). Gazeta do Povo. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  10. "MDB do Acre declara apoio a Jair Bolsonaro". agazeta.net (in Portuguese). 9 October 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
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