Márcio Bittar

Márcio Miguel Bittar (born 28 June 1963) is a Brazilian politician. Although born in São Paulo, he has spent his political career representing Acre, serving as federal senator since 2019. 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.

Personal life Bittar was born in Franca to Mamédio Bittar and Manife Miguel Bittar. 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. He was then elected to and served in the Chamber of Deputies for three consecutive terms from 1991 to 2003.

In 2017 after having disagreements with his then political party the PSDB, Bittar rejoined the PMDB. 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.

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. 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. Bittar was a supporter of Jair Bolsonaro's presidential campaign, who in turn endorsed Bittar in his senate race.