Walter Pinheiro (born May 25, 1959) is a Brazilian politician. He represented Bahia in the Federal Senate from 2011 to 2016. Previously, he was a deputy from Bahia from 1997 to 2011. He is a member of the Workers' Party. Personal life Pinheiro is a practicing Baptist, yet despite his religion he stated that faith was a personal matter for him and he did not allow his beliefs to influence politics and vice versa. References Living people 1959 births Members of the Federal Senate (Brazil) Workers' Party (Brazil) politicians Brazilian Baptists Brazilian evangelicals 20th-century Protestants 21st-century Protestants 20th-century Brazilian people 21st-century Brazilian people