José Maria Eymael (born 2 November 1939) is a Brazilian politician, lawyer, businessman, and founder of the Democracia Cristã (DC), known in English as the Christian Democracy.

The PDC was extinguished by the Institutional Act number two on 27 October 1965, during Brazil's military dictatorship, and was refounded in 1985.

[1] In 1993 the PDC merged with the Democratic Social Party (Partido Democrático Social, PDS), forming the Reform Progressive Party (Partido Progressista Reformador, PPR).

[1][2][3] Congressman Eymael was rated by the Interunionist Department of Parliamentary Advising (Departamento Intersindical de Assessoria Parlamentar, DIAP) as one of the twelve most influential lawmakers in Congress and finishing his work at the Constituent National Assembly he had 145 proposals approved, placing him among the fifteen with the highest number.

[1] Jose Maria Eymael is a lawyer specializing in Tax Law and an entrepreneur in the areas of marketing and communications.