Fernanda Melchionna
Melchionna in March 2019
Federal Deputy
Assumed office
1 February 2019
ConstituencyRio Grande do Sul
Chamber PSOL Leader
In office
4 February 2020 – 20 August 2020
Preceded byIvan Valente
Succeeded bySâmia Bomfim
Councillor
In office
1 January 2009 – 1 February 2019
ConstituencyPorto Alegre
Personal details
Born
Fernanda Melchionna e Silva

(1984-02-02) 2 February 1984
Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Political partyPSOL (2008–present)
Other political
affiliations		PT (2004–2008)
ProfessionBanker, librarian

Fernanda Melchionna e Silva (born 2 February 1984) is a Brazilian politician and former bank clerk and librarian. She has spent her political career representing the state of Rio Grande do Sul, having served as federal deputy representative since 2019.[1]

Personal life

Melchionna became involved in politics at the age of 13, when along with her parents, she protested the neo-liberal policies and privatization of business of then president of Brazil Fernando Henrique Cardoso.[2]

Prior to becoming a politician Melchionna worked as a bank clerk.[3] She also has a degree in librarianship[4] from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.[5]

Political career

Melchionna was the most voted candidate in the 2016 election for the council of Porto Alegre, receiving 14,630 votes.[2][3][5] Melchionna and her family were originally members of the Workers' Party, but she left after being dissatisfied with the politics of Lula da Silva.[3]

In the 2018 election Melchionna was the tenth most voted candidate in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, being elected to the federal chamber of deputies.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "FERNANDA MELCHIONNA – Biografia". Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  2. 1 2 Roso, Larissa (2 October 2016). "Fernanda Melchionna é a vereadora mais votada em Porto Alegre" [Federal deputy Áurea Carolina is among the 100 most influential black young people in the world in politics] (in Portuguese). GaúchaZH. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "Fernanda Melchionna é a vereadora mais votada em Porto Alegre" (in Portuguese). G1 Globo. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Fernanda Melchionna: "Vamos levar a luta pelas bibliotecas à Câmara"". biblioo: cultura informacional (in Portuguese). Carta Capital. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Fernanda Melchionna é a vereadora mais votada de Porto Alegre" (in Portuguese). Correio do Povo. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2019.


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