Luciana Genro

Luciana Genro
Luciana Genro in 2015.
Federal Deputy for Rio Grande do Sul
In office
1 February 2003 – 1 February 2011
State Deputy of Rio Grande do Sul
In office
1 February 1995 – 1 February 2003
Personal details
Born Luciana Krebs Genro
(1971-01-17) 17 January 1971
Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Political party PSOL (2005–present)
PT (1985–2005)
Spouse(s)
Sérgio Bueno (m. 1997)
Mother Sandra Krebs Genro
Father Tarso Genro
Alma mater University of the Rio dos Sinos Valley (Unisinos)

Luciana Krebs Genro (born 17 January 1971) is a Brazilian lawyer and politician. Born in Santa Maria, she is the daughter of politician Tarso Genro.[1]

After being expelled from the Workers' Party (PT) in 2003 for opposing neoliberal political positions,[2][3] she, along with Heloísa Helena, Babá, and João Fontes established the far-left Socialism and Freedom Party (PSOL).[1]

She was PSOL's presidential candidate in the 2014 Brazilian general election. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Luciana Genro oficializa pré-candidatura à presidência pelo PSOL". Revista Fórum (in Portuguese). Internet Group. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  2. ↑ Mignone, Ricardo (14 December 2003). "PT expulsa radicais do partido". Folha de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Right, right, right" (PDF). Weekly Worker. CPGB-PCC. 15 July 2004. p. 6. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  4. ↑ Oliveira, Mariana (5 August 2014). "TSE aprova candidaturas de Eduardo Campos e Luciana Genro ao Planalto". G1 (in Portuguese). Globo.com. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
Party political offices
Preceded by
Plínio de Arruda Sampaio		 PSOL nominee for President of Brazil
2014		 Succeeded by
Guilherme Boulos


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