Cilene Couto

Cilene Lisboa Couto Marques (April 3, 1972) is a Brazilian politician affiliated with the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB). She has served as a state deputy for the state of Pará since 2011.

Biography Cilene was born in Belém, the capital of the state of Pará, on April 3, 1972. She is the daughter of , a businessman and former senator from Pará, who is known for being a fierce critic of the Workers’ Party (PT).

Politics She entered politics by joining the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB). In 2010, she ran for state deputy in Pará and was elected with 43,924 votes. She was re-elected to the position with 72,750 votes in 2014, securing another seat in the Legislative Assembly of Pará (ALEPA). She was re-elected in 2018 as a state representative for Pará, receiving 93,614 votes and winning a third term.

In 2021, during the PSDB’s presidential primaries, she declared his support for João Dória, then governor of the state of São Paulo, as the party’s candidate in the 2022 presidential election. In 2022, she won her fourth term as a state representative for Pará, after receiving 91,611 votes, making her the woman with the most votes in the election.

In 2026, after more than a decade as a member of the PSDB, she switched parties and joined the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB).

Election performance +YearPosition heldVotesResultRef.201043.924 2014State deputy of Pará72.750 201893.614 202291.611