Plínio Valério

Francisco Plínio Valério Tomaz (born 31 January 1955) is a Brazilian journalist and politician, member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB), serving as senator for the state of Amazonas since 2019.

History Valério was elected councillor of Manaus in 2012. In 2013, he had served as federal deputy for Amazonas for 8 months as a surrogate. Valério returned to the Municipal Chamber and was re-elected as councillor in the 2016 municipal elections.

In the 2018 state elections, he was elected senator for Amazonas on the 1st seat, with 834,809 votes, running for the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB). In June 2019, Valério voted against the government Guns Decree, which made gun ownership and carry more flexible for civilians.

According to newspaper De Olho nos Ruralistas, Valério has a chalet inside Tupé Sustainable Development Reserve, a natural reserve in Manaus, where he rent in Airbnb.

Electoral history