{{Short description|Brazilian politician and historian}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Chico Alencar |image = Chico Alencar Freixo50 2016 01.jpg |office = Member of the [[Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)|Chamber of Deputies]] |term_start = 1 February 2023 |term_end = |constituency = [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|Rio de Janeiro]] |term_start1 = 1 February 2003 |term_end1 = 1 February 2019 |constituency1 = Rio de Janeiro |office2 = [[Municipal Chamber of Rio de Janeiro|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 = [[Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro|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 = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1949|10|19}} |birth_place = [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Federal District of Brazil (1891–1960)|Federal District]], Brazil |party = [[Socialism and Liberty Party|PSOL]] (2005–present) |other_party = {{plainlist| * [[Brazilian Democratic Movement|MDB]] (1974–76) * [[Workers' Party (Brazil)|PT]] (1987–2005) }} |occupation = |alma_mater = [[Fluminense Federal University]]<br />[[Fundação Getúlio Vargas|Getulio Vargas Foundation]] |father = Francisco Rodrigues de Alencar |mother = Jacintha Garcia Duarte |website = [http://www.chicoalencar.com.br/ 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 (state)|Rio de Janeiro]] at the [[Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)|Chamber of Deputies of Brazil]] for four consecutive terms (2003-07; 2007-11; 2011-15 and 2015-19).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Biografia do(a) Deputado(a) Federal CHICO ALENCAR |url=https://www.camara.leg.br/deputados/74171/biografia |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=Portal da Câmara dos Deputados |language=pt-br}}</ref>
He left the [[Workers' Party (Brazil)|Workers' Party]] (PT) in 2005, along with one of his partners [[Plínio de Arruda Sampaio]], after the expulsion of [[Luciana Genro]], [[Heloísa Helena (politician)|Heloísa Helena]] and [[João Batista Oliveira de Araujo|Babá]] from the party.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/brasil/ult96u56445.shtml|title=PT expulsa radicais do partido|publisher=Folha de S. Paulo|first=Ricardo|last=Mignone|language=pt|date=14 December 2003|accessdate=8 June 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://congressoemfoco.uol.com.br/noticias/chico-alencar-e-o-melhor-deputado-entre-os-jornalistas/|title=Para os jornalistas, Chico Alencar é o melhor deputado do país|publisher=Congresso em Foco|language=pt|date=8 October 2015|accessdate=8 June 2017}}</ref> On 17 April 2016, he voted against the opening of the [[Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff|''impeachment'' process]] of former president [[Dilma Rousseff]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politica.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,chico-alencar-diz-que-impeachment-serve-de-licao-para-a-esquerda,10000026712|title=Chico Alencar diz que impeachment serve de lição para a esquerda|publisher=Estadão|language=pt|first=Vera|last=Rosa|date=18 April 2017|accessdate=8 June 2017}}</ref>
He was again elected as a [[Councillor]] of [[Rio de Janeiro]] on [[2020 Rio de Janeiro mayoral election|2020 Rio de municipal election]] with 49,422 votes,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Veja os vereadores eleitos na cidade do Rio |url=https://g1.globo.com/rj/rio-de-janeiro/eleicoes/2020/noticia/2020/11/16/veja-os-vereadores-eleitos-na-cidade-do-rio.ghtml |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=G1 |date=16 November 2020 |language=pt-br}}</ref> 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 [[Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)|federal deputy]] on [[2022 Rio de Janeiro gubernatorial election|2022 Rio de Janeiro state elections]], with 115,023 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rio de Janeiro: veja lista dos deputados federais eleitos em 2022 |url=https://noticias.uol.com.br/eleicoes/2022/10/02/deputados-federais-rio-de-janeiro.htm |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=noticias.uol.com.br |language=pt-br}}</ref>
== Electoral history ==
=== Chamber of Deputies === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" ! rowspan="2" |Election |- !Party !Votes !% !Position in Rio<br> de Janeiro State !Result |- !2002 |[[Workers' Party (Brazil)|PT]] |169,131 |2.10 |No. 6 |'''Elected'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Folha Online - Especial - 2002 - Eleições |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/especial/2002/eleicoes/congresso_nacional-camara_dos_deputados.shtml |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=www1.folha.uol.com.br}}</ref> |- !2006 |[[Socialism and Liberty Party|PSOL]] |119,069 |1.49 |No. 8 |'''Elected'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Folha Online - Especial - 2006 - Eleições - Apuração - Rio de Janeiro - Deputado Federal |url=https://eleicoes.folha.uol.com.br/folha/especial/2006/eleicoes/rj1df-1.html |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=eleicoes.folha.uol.com.br}}</ref> |- ![[2010 Rio de Janeiro gubernatorial election|2010]] |[[Socialism and Liberty Party|PSOL]] |240,724 |3.01 |No. 2 |'''Elected'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Apuração de votos e candidatos eleitos (1º turno) - UOL Eleições 2010 |url=https://placar.eleicoes.uol.com.br/2010/1turno/rj |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=placar.eleicoes.uol.com.br}}</ref> |- ![[2014 Rio de Janeiro gubernatorial election|2014]] |[[Socialism and Liberty Party|PSOL]] |195,964 |2.57 |No. 4 |'''Elected'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Senador e deputados federais/estaduais eleitos: Apuração e resultado das Eleições 2014 RJ (Fonte: TSE) - UOL Eleições 2014 |url=https://placar.eleicoes.uol.com.br/2014/1turno/rj/apuracao-no-estado/ |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=placar.eleicoes.uol.com.br}}</ref> |- ![[2022 Rio de Janeiro gubernatorial election|2022]] |[[Socialism and Liberty Party|PSOL]] |115,023 |1.33 |No. 12 |'''Elected'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rio de Janeiro: veja lista dos deputados federais eleitos em 2022 |url=https://noticias.uol.com.br/eleicoes/2022/10/02/deputados-federais-rio-de-janeiro.htm |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=noticias.uol.com.br |language=pt-br}}</ref> |}
=== Municipal Chamber of Rio de Janeiro === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" ! rowspan="2" |Election |- !Party !Votes !% !Position in Rio <br />de Janeiro Municipality !Result |- !1988 |[[Workers' Party (Brazil)|PT]] |15,964 |0.63 |No. 8 |'''Elected'''<ref>{{Cite web |date=1988-11-28 |title=Jornal do Commercio (RJ). |url=http://memoria.bn.br/docreader/DocReader.aspx?bib=364568_17&pagfis=84415 |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=«Jornal do Commercio (RJ) - 1980 a 1989 - DocReader Web».}}</ref> |- !1992 |[[Workers' Party (Brazil)|PT]] |19,487 |0.71 |No. 6 |'''Elected''' |- ![[2020 Rio de Janeiro mayoral election|2020]] |[[Socialism and Liberty Party|PSOL]] |49,422 |1.88 |No. 5 |'''Elected'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Veja os vereadores eleitos na cidade do Rio |url=https://g1.globo.com/rj/rio-de-janeiro/eleicoes/2020/noticia/2020/11/16/veja-os-vereadores-eleitos-na-cidade-do-rio.ghtml |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=G1 |date=16 November 2020 |language=pt-br}}</ref> |}
=== 2018 Rio de Janeiro senatorial election === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" ! rowspan="2" |Election |- !Party !Votes !% !Position !Result |- ![[2018 Rio de Janeiro gubernatorial election|2018]] |[[Socialism and Liberty Party|PSOL]] |1,281,373 |9.17 |No. 5 |'''Not Elected'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Resultado da eleição para senador no Rio de Janeiro |url=https://especiais.gazetadopovo.com.br/eleicoes/2018/resultados/eleitos-senadores-rj-quem-ganhou/ |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=Eleições 2018 |date=10 July 2018 |language=pt-BR}}</ref> |}
=== Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" ! rowspan="2" |Election |- !Party !Votes !% !Position in Rio de <br />Janeiro State !Result |- !1998 |[[Workers' Party (Brazil)|PT]] |70,096 |0.99 |No. 3 |'''Elected'''<ref>{{Cite web |date=1998 |title=Resultado da eleição de 1998 - TSE |url=https://www.tse.jus.br/eleicoes/eleicoes-anteriores/eleicoes-1998/candidaturas-votacao-e-resultados/resultado-da-eleicao-de-1998 |access-date=2014-10-12 |website=TSE. |archive-date=11 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511222742/https://www.tse.jus.br/eleicoes/eleicoes-anteriores/eleicoes-1998/candidaturas-votacao-e-resultados/resultado-da-eleicao-de-1998 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |}
=== Rio de Janeiro mayoral elections === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" ! rowspan="2" |Election |- !Party !Votes !% !Position !Result |- !1996 |[[Workers' Party (Brazil)|PT]] |641,526 |21.67 |No. 3 |'''Not Elected'''<ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Resultados das Eleições de 1996 no Rio de Janeiro |url=https://www.tse.jus.br/eleicoes/eleicoes-anteriores/eleicoes-1996/resultados-das-eleicoes |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=TSE |archive-date=16 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416195935/https://www.tse.jus.br/eleicoes/eleicoes-anteriores/eleicoes-1996/resultados-das-eleicoes |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- !2008 |[[Socialism and Liberty Party|PSOL]] |59,362 |1.88 |No. 7 |'''Not Elected'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Resultados das Eleições 2008 no Rio de Janeiro |url=https://www.transportabrasil.com.br/resultados-eleicoes-2008-rio-de-janeiro/ |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=Agência Transporta Brasil |language=pt-BR}}</ref> |}
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