Ana Lúcia Navarro Braga (13 December 1934 – 8 May 2020), better known as simply Lúcia Braga, was a Brazilian politician, social worker and lawyer from the state of

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Life

Before pursuing a career in politics, Braga graduated in two majors, social work from 1955 to 1959 and law from 1969 to 1973. In 1982, Braga's husband

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was elected Governor of

. Therefore, Lúcia held the role of

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from 1983 to 1987. In 1986, she was elected Member of the

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representing her birth state of

. She remained in power from 1987 to 1995. In 1994, she decided to run at the 1994 Paraíba state elections, aiming to become Paraíba's next Governor, but failed to win. In 1998, she was elected Member of the

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and held the post from 1999 to 2003. In 2002, Braga was again elected as a Member of the

for

. This time she remained in power from 2003 to 2007.

Personal life

Braga, was married to

, a politician, who also held multiple political posts, such as Governor of

(1983–1987); Member of the

from

(1967–1982; 1995–2003 and 2007–2011); Mayor of João Pessoa (1989–1990) among others.

Death

On May 8, 2020, Braga died at the age of 85 after being hospitalized in João Pessoa. Three days later, her family confirmed she was infected and killed by

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during the

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after a positive test result was released post mortem.

References

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