Suzana Garcia
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Vítor Ferreira
August 1980 (age 45)
- Portugal
- Mozambique
Suzana Garcia | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Amadora City Council | |
| Assumed office 20 October 2021 | |
| Mayor | Carla Tavares Vítor Ferreira |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Suzana Maria de Freitas Santos Garcia August 1980 (age 45) |
| Citizenship |
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| Party | Social Democratic Party |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Colégio São José do Ramalhão |
| Alma mater | Catholic University of Portugal |
| Occupation | Lawyer • Crime commentator • Politician |
Suzana Maria de Freitas Santos Garcia (born August 1980) is a Mozambican-born Portuguese criminal lawyer, crime commentator and politician, known for her appearances on television programs and for her political activity, as a member of the Amadora City Council since 2021.[1][2]
Suzana Garcia was born in Maputo, Mozambique, in August 1980. She is the daughter of a Portuguese father, who worked as a geologist, and a mixed-race Mozambican mother, daughter of a white father and a black mother.[3] At the age of 6, she started studying at a Catholic school in South Africa during the Apartheid regime, for 5 years, an experience that had profound impact on her.[4] She moved to Portugal at the age of 11.[5] In Portugal, she continued her studies at Colégio São José do Ramalhão, in Sintra, and later graduated in Law at the Catholic University of Portugal.[6]
Television career
Garcia gained prominence in 2016, when she became a commentator on TVI's "SOS 24" program.[7] Later, she regularly participated on the talk show "Você na TV!", hosted by Manuel Luís Goucha and Cristina Ferreira (2016–2018), where her blunt opinions generated controversy and media attention. In September 2020, she announced her departure from TVI, alleging the existence of a "climate of fear" at the station.[8]
In November 2023, she returned to TVI as a commentator, on the talk show "Dois à 10", hosted by Cristina Ferreira and Cláudio Ramos.[9]