Amália Barros
Amália Barros | |
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.jpg) Barros in 2023 | |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 1 February 2023 – 12 May 2024 | |
| Constituency | Mato Grosso |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Amália Scudeler de Barros Santos 22 March 1985 Mogi Mirim, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Died | 12 May 2024 (aged 39) São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Political party | PL (2022–2024) |
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Amália Scudeler de Barros Santos (22 March 1985 – 12 May 2024) was a Brazilian journalist and politician, affiliated with the Liberal Party (PL). She served as federal deputy for Mato Grosso from 2023 to 2024.
Biography[edit]
A trained journalist, in 2021 Barros published the book Se Enxerga!: Transforme desafios em grandes oportunidades para você e outras pessoas, in which she tells her story of losing an eye due to complications from toxoplasmosis.[1]
Barros began her political career in 2022, when she ran for the position of federal deputy and gained notoriety due to the support of then-first lady Michelle Bolsonaro, reaching 70,294 votes and managed to be elected.[2][3][4] After her death, Nelson Barbudo was confirmed as her successor on the Chamber of Deputies, since he was the first alternate of the Liberal Party in the state. He took office on 21 May 2024.[5]
Death[edit]
Barros died on 12 May 2024, at the age of 39. She had been hospitalized since 1 May, when she was hospitalized to undergo surgery to remove a nodule in her pancreas.[6]
Electoral history[edit]
Chamber of Deputies[edit]
| Election | |||||
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| Party | Votes | % | Position in the state of Mato Grosso |
Result | |
| 2022 | Liberal Party | 70,294 | 4.06 | No. 6 | Elected[7] |
References[edit]
- ^ Fernandes, Jaqueline (23 November 2021). "Jornalista que perdeu visão lança livro sobre superação pessoal". Metrópoles (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Poder360 | AMÁLIA BARROS". eleicoes.poder360.com.br. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Apoiada por Michelle Bolsonaro, Amália é aposta do PL para federal | RDNEWS - Portal de notícias de MT". Apoiada por Michelle Bolsonaro, Amália é aposta do PL para federal | RDNEWS - Portal de notícias de MT. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Mato Grosso: Amália Barros (PL) é eleita deputada federal; veja votos". www.bol.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "MidiaNews | Barbudo assume e promete ser opositor "ferrenho" de Lula". MidiaNews. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Morre deputada federal Amália Barros, aos 39 anos | Política". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 12 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Apuração das Eleições 2022 para presidente, governadores, senadores, deputados federais e estaduais". noticias.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 22 May 2024.