Manuela d'Ávila

Manuela d'Ávila
State Deputy of Rio Grande do Sul
Assumed office
1 February 2015
Federal Deputy for Rio Grande do Sul
In office
1 February 2007 – 1 February 2015
City Councillor of Porto Alegre
In office
1 January 2005 – 1 January 2006
Personal details
Born Manuela Pinto Vieira d'Ávila
(1981-08-18) 18 August 1981
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Political party PCdoB (2001–present)
Spouse(s)
Duca Leindecker (m. 2012)
Children 1
Mother Ana Lúcia Pinto Vieira[1]
Father Alfredo Luis Mendes D'Ávila[1]
Alma mater Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul
Profession Journalist

Manuela Pinto Vieira d'Ávila (born 18 August 1981 in Porto Alegre) is a Brazilian journalist and politician, affiliated with the Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB). She was federal deputy from Rio Grande do Sul between 2007 and 2015 and leader of her party in the Chamber of Deputies in 2013. Currently, she is a state deputy for her state.

Born in Porto Alegre, D'Ávila started her political career in the student movement and eventually joined the PCdoB. She was the youngest city councillor in the history of Porto Alegre, being elected in 2004. She was elected federal deputy in 2006 and reelected in 2010, receiving record levels of votes.

D'Ávila ran for mayor in her state's capital twice. In the first run, in 2008, she finished 3rd. In her second run, in 2012, she was placed 2nd, being defeated in the first round by José Fortunati (PDT). In 2014, she was elected a state deputy with the highest number of votes for that office in that year.

During the Communist Party congress in November 2017, Manuela was launched as pre-candidate for President of Brazil in the 2018 election.[2] However, she later abandoned her campaign in favor of supporting the candidacy of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. On 11 September 2018, D'Ávila became the running mate of Fernando Haddad, who replaced Lula as candidate after he was barred from running by the Superior Electoral Court.[3]

Personal life

d'Avila at 6th Campus Party, 2012

Between February 2008 and January 2010, she dated then federal deputy and former Minister of Justice José Eduardo Cardozo.[4] On June 2012, during an interview in the Brazilian late night show Agora É Tarde, she stated that the decision to admit the relationship with the former deputy was "the bravest decision that ever made in [her] life as a parliamentarian".[5]

She is married to musician Duca Leindecker.[6] Her first daughter, Laura, was born on August 27, 2015.[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Conheça os Deputados". Chamber of Deputies of Brazil. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "PC do B anuncia Manuela d'Ávila como pré-candidata a presidente em 2018" (in Portuguese). G1. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  3. ↑ Savarese, Mauricio; Prengaman, Peter (11 September 2018). "Brazil race begins in earnest with da Silva off party ticket". ABC News. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Deputada comunista "entrega" ministro na TV" (in Portuguese). O Dia. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "Manuela D'Ávila participa do Agora é Tarde de 19/06/2012" (in Portuguese). Uol. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Deputado Manuela D'Ávila anuncia gravidez de seu primeiro filho" (in Portuguese). G1. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Nasce a filha da deputada estadual Manuela D'Ávila" (in Portuguese). G1. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
Party political offices
New political party PCdoB nominee for Vice President of Brazil
2018		 Most recent
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.