Carlos Portinho

{{Short description|Brazilian politician and lawyer}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Carlos Portinho

| image = Fotos Oficiais dos Senadores da 56ª Legislatura (52261786075).jpg

| office = Senator for Rio de Janeiro

| term_start = 3 November 2020

| term_end =

| office1 = Senate Government Leader

| term_start1 = 9 June 2022

| term_end1 =

| predecessor1 = Fernando Bezerra Coelho

| office2 = Senate PL Leader

| term_start2 = 2 February 2021

| term_end2 = 9 June 2022

| predecessor2 = Jorginho Mello

| successor2 = Flávio Bolsonaro

| birth_name = Carlos Francisco Portinho

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|7|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

| party = PL (2020–present)

| otherparty = PSD (2011–2020)

| profession = Lawyer

}}

Carlos Francisco Portinho, also known as Portinho (born 2 July 1973), is a Brazilian politician and lawyer. In 2018, he was elected first substitute for senator in Rio de Janeiro.{{cite web|url=https://noticias.uol.com.br/politica/eleicoes/2018/noticias/2018/10/07/rio-de-janeiro-elege-flavio-bolsonaro-e-arolde-de-oliveira-ao-senado.htm|title=Rio de Janeiro elege Flávio Bolsonaro e Arolde de Oliveira ao Senado|website=UOL|language=pt|date=7 October 2018|accessdate=6 November 2020}}

Portinho took office in the Senate on 3 November 2020 as Senator for Rio de Janeiro,{{cite web|url=https://www.poder360.com.br/congresso/ao-vivo-carlos-portinho-psd-rj-toma-posse-como-senador/|title=Ao vivo: Carlos Portinho (PSD-RJ) toma posse como senador|website=Poder360|language=pt|date=3 November 2020|accessdate=6 November 2020}} due to the passing of Arolde de Oliveira, at the age of 83, victim of COVID-19, who had organ failure caused by the disease.{{cite web|url=https://g1.globo.com/rj/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2020/10/21/senador-arolde-de-oliveira-morre-no-rio-aos-83-anos.ghtml|title=Senador Arolde de Oliveira morre no Rio, aos 83 anos|website=G1|language=pt|date=21 October 2020|accessdate=6 November 2020}}

In the public service, Portinho had served as Municipal Secretary of Housing during Eduardo Paes administration in Rio de Janeiro,{{cite web|url=http://www.rio.rj.gov.br/web/smhc/exibeconteudo?id=5308583|title=Secretarias de Habitação do Município e do Estado estabelecem parceria|website=Prefeitura da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro|language=pt|date=17 April 2015|accessdate=6 November 2020}} State Secretary of Environment in the Luiz Fernando Pezão administration and Municipal Subsecretary of Housing in Marcelo Crivella administration.{{cite web|url=https://www.jornalcorreiodamanha.com.br/rio-de-janeiro/3733-carlos-portinho-e-o-novo-parlamentar-do-rio-no-senado|title=Carlos Portinho é o novo parlamentar do Rio no Senado|website=Correio da Manhã|language=pt|date=22 October 2020|accessdate=6 November 2020}}

In the private sector, as lawyer specialized in sports law, Portinho was juridical Vice President of Flamengo.{{cite web|url=https://www.gazetadopovo.com.br/republica/breves/suplente-de-arolde-de-oliveira-e-ex-secretario-do-rj-e-foi-vice-presidente-do-flamengo/|title=Suplente de Arolde de Oliveira é ex-secretário do RJ e foi vice-presidente do Flamengo|website=Gazeta do Povo|language=pt|first=Olavo|last=Soares|date=21 October 2020|accessdate=6 November 2020}}

As a senator representing Rio de Janeiro, Portinho notably reported Bill 14193/2021 to the Senate, which eventually saw the creation of the Sociedade Anônima do Futebol public limited company model for football clubs.{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/negocios-do-esporte/noticia/2022/09/02/o-que-e-saf-entenda-o-formato-de-clube-empresa-que-mudou-o-futebol-brasileiro.ghtml|title=O que é SAF? Entenda formato que mudou o futebol brasileiro|language=pt|author=Rodrigo Capelo|publisher=Globo Esporte|date=2 September 2022|access-date=9 May 2023}}