Dilvanda Faro
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Dilvanda Faro | |
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| Federal deputy for Pará | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2023 | |
| State deputy of Pará | |
| In office 1 February 2019 – 31 December 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dilvanda Furtado Faro 8 May 1969 Bujaru, Pará, Brazil |
| Political party | PT (1987–present) |
| Spouse | Beto Faro |
Dilvanda Furtado Faro (born 8 May 1969) is a Brazilian farmer, trade unionist and politician, having been a long-time affiliate of the Workers' Party (PT).[1][2] She is currently a federal deputy for the state of Pará, having assumed office in 2023. She was previously a state deputy from 2019 to 2022. Her husband is federal senator Beto Faro.[3][4]
Faro was born in Bujaru, the daughter of Raimundo Rodrigues Furtado and Elza Nascimento Furtado.[2] She became involved in 1980s with left-wing Catholic youth movements while being a youth pastor.[5] During this time period she became affiliated with the PT.[6] She first ran for elected office to be the mayor of the town of Acará in both 2012 and 2016, but lost both times.[7][8] She ran in 2018 as a state deputy in Pará and was elected with 43,796 votes.[9] She later ran as a candidate for federal deputy, and was elected with 150,065 votes.[10]