Manuela d'Ávila
Brazilian politician and journalist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Manuela Pinto Vieira d'Ávila (born 18 August 1981) is a Brazilian journalist, writer and politician, a member of the Communist Party of Brazil since 2001.
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Manuela d'Ávila | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Rio Grande do Sul | |
In office 1 February 2015 – 1 February 2019 | |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies for Rio Grande do Sul | |
In office 1 February 2007 – 1 February 2015 | |
City Councillor of Porto Alegre | |
In office 1 January 2005 – 1 February 2007 | |
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Born | Manuela Pinto Vieira d'Ávila (1981-08-18) 18 August 1981 (age 42) Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
Political party | PCdoB (2001–present) |
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Children | 1 |
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Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul |
Profession | Journalist, writer and politician |
She served as a federal deputy for Rio Grande do Sul between 2007 and 2015, being the leader of her party in the Chamber of Deputies in 2013. She also served as a state deputy for her state between 2015 and 2019 and as a councilwoman for the state capital Porto Alegre between 2005 and 2007.
She was Fernando Haddad's vice presidential running mate in the Worker's Party presidential bid in the 2018 general election; the Haddad-d'Ávila ticket lost to Jair Bolsonaro in the second round of the presidential campaign.