Oriel Filho

Oriel Filho
Oriel Filho em 2022
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ceará
In office
1 February 2023 – Incumbent (on leave since 1 March 2023)
Succeeded byAntônio Granja (1st substitute, assumed seat)
ConstituencyAt-large
Secretary of State for Fisheries and Aquaculture of Ceará
In office
1 March 2023 – Incumbent
GovernorElmano de Freitas
Personal details
BornOriel Guimarães Nunes Filho
(1987-05-30) May 30, 1987 (age 39)
Icó, Ceará, Brazil
PartyPT (2025–present)
Other political
affiliations
PDT (2018–2025)
DEM (2012–2018)
OccupationPhysiotherapist
ProfessionPhysiotherapist
Oriel Filho is currently on leave from his assembly seat to serve as Secretary of State for Fisheries and Aquaculture.

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). He is currently the State Secretary of Fisheries and Agriculture of Ceará, as well as a licensed State deputy.

Biography

Early years and education

Oriel was born in Icó, a city in the interior of the state of Ceará, in 1987. He is the nephew of Neto Nunes, who served two terms as mayor of the city and was a state representative for Ceará.

He moved to Juazeiro do Norte to study, where he graduated in physical therapy from Faculdade Leão Sampaio in 2010.

Politics

He began his political activism in Juazeiro, joining the Democrats (DEM) party in 2012. According to data from the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), the candidate for city councilor did not receive any votes.

In 2018, he joined the Democratic Labour Party (PDT), where he ran for state representative. He received over 30,000 votes, but was not elected. In the following election, in 2022, he was elected to office after receiving more than 60,000 votes. 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).

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.

Electoral performance

Year Election Position Party Coalition Votes Result Ref.
Total % Position
2012 Municipality of Juazeiro do Norte [pt] Councilman DEM Junto e Misturado

(PMDB, DEM, PSL)

 0 0 - Not elected
2018 Ceará gubernatorial election State deputy PDT PP, PDT, PR, DEM, PRP 39.474 0,86% 49º Not elected
2022 Ceará gubernatorial election State deputy Isolated party 60.642 1,19% 26º Elected

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. 1 2 3 "Oriel Filho". Legislative Assembly of Ceará (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on September 18, 2025. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  5. 1 2 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.
  6. ↑ "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)
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. 1 2 3 "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.
  9. 1 2 "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.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ "Secretário de Elmano e deputado licenciado, Oriel Nunes confirma filiação ao PT".
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ "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.