Heloísa Helena (politician)
Brazilian politician
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Heloísa Helena Lima de Moraes Carvalho (Portuguese pronunciation: [eloˈizɐ eˈlenɐ ˈlimɐ dʒi moˈɾajs kaʁˈvaʎu]; born 6 June 1962 in Pão de Açúcar, Alagoas) is a Brazilian nurse, schoolteacher, and politician, member of the political party Rede Sustentabilidade. She is the Brazilian woman to have received the third highest voting in a presidential race, ranking behind Marina Silva and Dilma Rousseff in 2010.[1]
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Heloísa Helena | |
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Heloísa Helena in December 2016 | |
| Federal Deputy | |
| Assumed office 16 December 2025 | |
| Constituency | Rio de Janeiro |
| Councillor of Maceió | |
| In office 1 January 2009 – 1 January 2017 | |
| Constituency | At-large |
| Senator for Alagoas | |
| In office 1 February 1999 – 1 February 2007 | |
| State Deputy of Alagoas | |
| In office 1 January 1995 – 1 January 1999 | |
| Constituency | At-large |
| Vice Mayor of Maceió | |
| In office 1 January 1993 – 1 January 1995 | |
| Mayor | Ronaldo Lessa |
| Preceded by | João Sampaio |
| Succeeded by | Petrúcio Bandeira |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Heloísa Helena Lima de Moraes Carvalho 6 June 1962 Pão de Açúcar, Alagoas, Brazil |
| Party | REDE (2015–present) |
Other political affiliations | |
| Occupation | Nurse |
In 1998, she was elected Senator for Alagoas.[citation needed] Then a member of the Workers' Party, but in 2003 was expelled from the party.[2][3] The following year, she was one of the founding members of the Socialism and Liberty Party.[4] In 2013, she helped found the Rede Sustentabilidade Party.[5]
In March 2022 she was amongst 151 international feminists signing Feminist Resistance Against War: A Manifesto, in solidarity with the Russian Feminist Anti-War Resistance.[6][n. 1]
Notes
- This manifesto was criticized by both Ukrainian feminists and members of the Feminist Anti-War Resistance themselves.[7][8][9]