Heloísa Helena (politician)
Heloísa Helena | |
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Heloísa Helena in December 2016 | |
| Federal Deputy | |
| Assumed office 16 December 2025 | |
| Constituency | Rio de Janeiro |
| Councillor of Maceió | |
| In office 1 January 2009 – 1 January 2017 | |
| Constituency | At-large |
| Senator for Alagoas | |
| In office 1 February 1999 – 1 February 2007 | |
| State Deputy of Alagoas | |
| In office 1 January 1995 – 1 January 1999 | |
| Constituency | At-large |
| Vice Mayor of Maceió | |
| In office 1 January 1993 – 1 January 1995 | |
| Mayor | Ronaldo Lessa |
| Preceded by | João Sampaio |
| Succeeded by | Petrúcio Bandeira |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Heloísa Helena Lima de Moraes Carvalho 6 June 1962 Pão de Açúcar, Alagoas, Brazil |
| Party | REDE (2015–present) |
| Other political affiliations | |
| Occupation | Nurse |
Heloísa Helena Lima de Moraes Carvalho (Portuguese pronunciation: [eloˈizɐ eˈlenɐ ˈlimɐ dʒi moˈɾajs kaʁˈvaʎu]; born 6 June 1962 in Pão de Açúcar, Alagoas) is a Brazilian nurse, schoolteacher, and politician, member of the political party Rede Sustentabilidade. She is the Brazilian woman to have received the third highest voting in a presidential race, ranking behind Marina Silva and Dilma Rousseff in 2010.
In 1998, she was elected Senator for Alagoas. Then a member of the Workers' Party, but in 2003 was expelled from the party. The following year, she was one of the founding members of the Socialism and Liberty Party. In 2013, she helped found the Rede Sustentabilidade Party.
In March 2022 she was amongst 151 international feminists signing Feminist Resistance Against War: A Manifesto, in solidarity with the Russian Feminist Anti-War Resistance.