Talíria Petrone

Brazilian politician
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 (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

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

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

  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.
Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)
Preceded by Chamber PSOL Leader
2021–present 		Incumbent


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