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Talíria Petrone

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Petrone and the second or paternal family name is Soares.
Talíria Petrone
Petrone in 2020
Federal Deputy from Rio de Janeiro
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 February 2019
Chamber PSOL Leader
Incumbent
Assumed office
3 February 2021
Preceded bySâmia Bomfim
City Councillor for Niterói
In office
1 January 2017 – 1 February 2019
Personal details
Born
Talíria Petrone Soares

(1985-04-09) 9 April 1985 (age 39)
Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Political partyPSOL (2011–present)
Alma materState University of Rio de Janeiro (BA)
Fluminense Federal University (MSW)
ProfessionTeacher

Talíria Petrone Soares (Portuguese pronunciation: [tɐliˈɾiɐ peˈtɾoni ˈswaɾis]; born 9 April 1985) is a Brazilian politician. She has spent her political career representing Rio de Janeiro, having served as federal deputy representative since 2019.[1]

Personal life

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Petrone is the daughter of a musician and a teacher. She graduated with a degree in history from the Rio de Janeiro State University and with a master's degree in social work from Fluminense Federal University. Prior to entering politics, she worked as a public school teacher.[2]

She identifies as an Afro-Brazilian, socialist, feminist, and supportive of LGBT rights.[3] She was a close friend and inspired by late politician and activist Marielle Franco.[4]

Political career

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Petrone was the most voted candidate in the 2016 election for the council of Niterói, receiving 5,121 votes.[5] In the 2018 election Petrone was the eighth most voted candidate in the state of Rio de Janeiro, with 107,317, being elected to the federal chamber of deputies.[6] Petrone said that she received threats from opposition supporters.[7] In June 2019 Brazilian civil police made arrest in a plot to assassinate Petrone, which was being hatched and planned from a dark web platform starting in 2018.[8]

In March 2022 Petrone was amongst 151 international feminists signing Feminist Resistance Against War: A Manifesto, in solidarity with the Feminist Anti-War Resistance initiated by Russian feminists after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Talíria Petrone – Biografia". Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Talíria Petrone – Profile". PSOL (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 10 February 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Feminista e negra, Talíria Petrone é a vereadora mais votada de Niterói". EXTRA Globo (in Portuguese). 4 October 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  4. ^ "'Irmã de vida' de Marielle e ameaçada de morte: a vereadora mais votada de Niterói" (in Portuguese). BBC in Portuguese. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  5. ^ Cappelli, Paulo (26 April 2018). "A herdeira de Marielle Franco" (in Portuguese). O Dia. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  6. ^ Satriano, Nicolás; Barreira, Gabriel (8 November 2018). "'Efeito Marielle': candidatas ligadas à ex-vereadora são eleitas deputadas" (in Portuguese). Globo. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  7. ^ Gonçalves, Juliana (2 April 2018). ""Merece uma 9 mm na nuca", apesar das ameaças, Talíria Petrone não recua" (in Portuguese). Brazil de Facto. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  8. ^ Jansen, Roberta (27 June 2019). "Amiga de Marielle, deputada Talíria Petrone volta a sofrer ameaças de morte" (in Portuguese). UOL. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Feminist Resistance Against War: A Manifesto". Specter Journal. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
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2021–present 		Incumbent


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