Oriel Filho
Oriel Filho | |
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Oriel Filho em 2022 | |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ceará | |
| In office 1 February 2023 – Incumbent (on leave since 1 March 2023) | |
| Succeeded by | Antônio Granja (1st substitute, assumed seat) |
| Constituency | At-large |
| Secretary of State for Fisheries and Aquaculture of Ceará | |
| In office 1 March 2023 – Incumbent | |
| Governor | Elmano de Freitas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Oriel Guimarães Nunes Filho May 30, 1987 |
| Party | PT (2025–present) |
| Other political affiliations | PDT (2018–2025) DEM (2012–2018) |
| Occupation | Physiotherapist |
| Profession | Physiotherapist |
| Oriel Filho is currently on leave from his assembly seat to serve as Secretary of State for Fisheries and Aquaculture.[1] | |
Oriel Guimarães Nunes Filho (May 30, 1987), better known as Oriel Filho, is a Brazilian physical therapist and politician affiliated with the Workers' Party (PT).[2][3] He is currently the State Secretary of Fisheries and Agriculture of Ceará, as well as a licensed State deputy.[4][5]
Biography
Early years and education
Oriel was born in Icó, a city in the interior of the state of Ceará, in 1987.[6] He is the nephew of Neto Nunes, who served two terms as mayor of the city and was a state representative for Ceará.[4][7]
He moved to Juazeiro do Norte to study, where he graduated in physical therapy from Faculdade Leão Sampaio in 2010.[4]
Politics
He began his political activism in Juazeiro, joining the Democrats (DEM) party in 2012.[8] According to data from the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), the candidate for city councilor did not receive any votes.[8]
In 2018, he joined the Democratic Labour Party (PDT), where he ran for state representative.[9] He received over 30,000 votes, but was not elected.[9] In the following election, in 2022, he was elected to office after receiving more than 60,000 votes.[10] The following year, he resigned from his position to become secretary of fisheries and agriculture after being appointed by the governor of Ceará, Elmano de Freitas (PT).[5][11]
With Elmano's approach, he joined the Workers' Party (PT) in February 2025, in a ceremony attended by regional party officials, including José Guimarães, federal deputy for Ceará.[12]
Electoral performance
| Year | Election | Position | Party | Coalition | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | % | Position | |||||||
| 2012 | Municipality of Juazeiro do Norte | Councilman | DEM | Junto e Misturado | 0 | 0 | - | Not elected | [8] |
| 2018 | Ceará gubernatorial election | State deputy | PDT | PP, PDT, PR, DEM, PRP | 39.474 | 0,86% | 49º | Not elected | [13] |
| 2022 | Ceará gubernatorial election | State deputy | Isolated party | 60.642 | 1,19% | 26º | Elected | [14] | |
References
- ^ "Nomeado secretário, Oriel Filho entra de licença e dá lugar a Antônio Granja na Alece" (in Portuguese). Diário do Nordeste. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ Barreto, Felipe (February 1, 2025). "Oriel não deve se filiar ao PSB no próximo dia 7; secretário da Pesca vai avaliar qual o melhor destino". Opinião CE (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on January 9, 2026. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
- ^ Rochinha (July 3, 2025). "Secretário Oriel Filho celebra Dia do Pescador com homenagem à categoria e reforça compromisso do Governo do Ceará com a pesca". Programa do Rochinha (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on July 16, 2025. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
- ^ a b c "Oriel Filho". Legislative Assembly of Ceará (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on September 18, 2025. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
- ^ a b Cavalcante, Igor (January 2, 2023). "Elmano nomeia 18 secretários; outros 14 aguardam reforma administrativa - PontoPoder". Diário do Nordeste (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on January 3, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
- ^ "Eleições 2022: Oriel Filho - PDT | Ficha do candidato | Folha". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved January 9, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Moreira, Roberto (August 19, 2019). "Oriel Nunes Filho toma posse e o Icó volta a ter representante na Assembleia do Ceará". Blog do Roberto Moreira (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on January 9, 2026. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
- ^ a b c "Apuração em tempo real - 1° turno - Juazeiro do Norte". Universo Online Eleições 2012 (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on September 17, 2025. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
- ^ a b "Apuração e resultados para deputado estadual no Ceará | Eleições 2018 | Folha". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on December 12, 2025. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
- ^ Rocha, Guilherme (October 3, 2022). "Veja a lista de deputados estaduais eleitos pelo Ceará nas eleições de 2022". Valor Econômico (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on February 4, 2025. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
- ^ Cavalcante, Igor (December 30, 2020). "Elmano anuncia deputado Oriel Filho como secretário da Pesca e Agricultura - PontoPoder". Diário do Nordeste (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on December 31, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
- ^ "Secretário de Elmano e deputado licenciado, Oriel Nunes confirma filiação ao PT".
- ^ "Deputados estaduais eleitos no Ceará". Gazeta do Povo (in Brazilian Portuguese). July 10, 2018. Archived from the original on January 2, 2026. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
- ^ "Ceará: Oriel Filho (PDT) é eleito deputado estadual; veja votos". Universo Online. October 3, 2022. Archived from the original on December 25, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2026.