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Manuela d'Ávila
Brazilian politician and journalist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pinto Vieira and the second or paternal family name is d'Ávila.
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Quick Facts Member of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Member of the Chamber of Deputies for Rio Grande do Sul ...
Manuela d'Ávila | |
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![]() Manuela d'Ávila in 2022 | |
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 | |
Personal details | |
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) |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
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Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul |
Profession | Journalist, writer and politician |
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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.