Cilene Couto

Cilene Couto
Cilene Couto in 2022
State Deputy of Pará
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 February 2011
Personal details
BornCilene Lisboa Couto Marques
(1972-04-03) April 3, 1972
Belém, Pará, Brazil
PartyBrazilian Democratic Movement (2026–present)
Other political
affiliations
Brazilian Social Democracy Party (2010–2026)
Parent
  • Mário Couto (father)
OccupationPolitician

Cilene Lisboa Couto Marques (April 3, 1972) is a Brazilian politician affiliated with the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB).[1][2] She has served as a state deputy for the state of Pará since 2011.[3][4]

Biography

Cilene was born in Belém, the capital of the state of Pará, on April 3, 1972.[5] She is the daughter of Mário Couto, a businessman and former senator from Pará, who is known for being a fierce critic of the Workers’ Party (PT).[6][7][8]

Politics

She entered politics by joining the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB).[9] In 2010, she ran for state deputy in Pará and was elected with 43,924 votes.[10] She was re-elected to the position with 72,750 votes in 2014, securing another seat in the Legislative Assembly of Pará (ALEPA).[11] She was re-elected in 2018 as a state representative for Pará, receiving 93,614 votes and winning a third term.[12]

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.[13][14] 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.[15]

In 2026, after more than a decade as a member of the PSDB, she switched parties and joined the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB).[1][2] The party’s induction ceremony was attended by the governor of Pará, Helder Barbalho.[16]

Election performance

Year Position held Votes Result Ref.
2010 State deputy of Pará 43.924 Elected [17]
2014 State deputy of Pará 72.750 Elected [18]
2018 State deputy of Pará 93.614 Elected [19]
2022 State deputy of Pará 91.611 Elected [20]

References

  1. 1 2 Silva, Reinaldo da (March 30, 2026). "Cilene Couto troca PSDB pelo MDB e inicia novo ciclo na sua carreira vitoriosa". Santa Luzia Online - O Blog do Rei. Archived from the original on April 1, 2026. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
  2. 1 2 Mendes, Rhana (March 31, 2026). "Deputada Cilene Couto oficializa entrada no MDB". TN Brasil TV - Outro Ponto de Vista (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on April 1, 2026. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Candidata Cilene Couto | Eleições 2022". Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on April 13, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Deputada Cilene Couto". Legislative Assembly of Pará. Archived from the original on November 17, 2025. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Cilene Couto". Gazeta do Povo (in Brazilian Portuguese). October 28, 2018. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Para Mário Couto, 'PT acabou com a Petrobras'". Senado Notícias (in Brazilian Portuguese). May 6, 2014. Archived from the original on April 13, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
  7. ↑ Eleições 2018: Cilene Couto sai em defesa do pai (Television production) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Portal Roma News. August 7, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2026 – via YouTube.
  8. ↑ Rubiatti, Bruno; Souza, Carlos; Dolandeli, Rodrigo; Silva, Raimunda; Costa, Mariana (September 14, 2022). "Política e relações familiares na atual composição da Assembleia Legislativa do Estado do Pará (ALEPA)". Laboratório de Estudos Geopolíticos da Amazônia Legal (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro State University. Archived from the original on May 6, 2024. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Deputadas estaduais". Brazilian Social Democracy Party. Archived from the original on March 4, 2024. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Apuração de votos e candidatos eleitos (1º turno) - UOL Eleições 2010". Universo Online. Archived from the original on February 4, 2026. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Senador e deputados federais/estaduais eleitos: Apuração e resultado das Eleições 2014 PA (Fonte: TSE)". UOL Eleições 2014. Archived from the original on December 11, 2025. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Senadores e deputados federais/estaduais eleitos: Apuração e resultado das Eleições 2018 PA". UOL Eleições 2018. Archived from the original on December 11, 2025. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
  13. ↑ Laviano, Eduardo (September 11, 2021). "Doria recebe apoio do PSDB Pará e Helder Barbalho nas prévias do partido". O Liberal (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on September 11, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
  14. ↑ Rocha, Neide (September 11, 2021). "PSDB Pará fecha questão e escolhe Doria como candidato nas prévias". Rádio Baiana FM (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on December 12, 2024. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Deputados estaduais eleitos no Pará: apuração e resultados das Eleições 2022". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on December 12, 2024. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
  16. ↑ Couto, Cilene (March 31, 2026). "Nossa deputada Cilene Couto, a madrinha de Santa Luzia do Pará, filiou-se, hoje, no MDB. Agora é 15". Instagram. Retrieved April 1, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ↑ "Candidados a deputado estadual do estado Pará". G1. Archived from the original on October 22, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Resultado das Apurações dos votos do 2º turno das Eleições 2014 no Pará para Governador, Senador, Deputados Federais e Deputados Estaduais". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). October 26, 2014. Archived from the original on October 7, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
  19. ↑ "Apuração e resultados para deputado estadual no Pará | Eleições 2018 | Folha". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on April 1, 2026. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
  20. ↑ "PA: veja a lista de deputados estaduais eleitos em 2022". Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). October 3, 2022. Archived from the original on October 3, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
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