Joaquim Passarinho

Joaquim Passarinho Pinto de Souza Porto (born 2 December 1961) is a Brazilian politician and architect. Born in Belém, he has served in the state council, as well as state representative since 2015 for Pará.

Personal life Passarinho studied architecture at university. He is a practicing Roman Catholic. He is the nephew of former senator and governor of Pará, Jarbas Passarinho.

Political career Passarinho served on the city council of Belém, as well as serving in the state senate and having two separate stints of being Secretary of State for Public Works for the state of Pará, prior to being elected federal deputy. He would vote in favor of a similar corruption investigation into Rousseff's successor Michel Temer. Passarinho voted in favor of the 2017 Brazil labor reform.