Soraya Alencar dos Santos (born 4 December 1958) more commonly known as Soraya Santos is a Brazilian politician as well as being a lawyer. She has spent her political career representing
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a ...
, having served as state representative since 2015.
Personal life
Santos was born to Alan Guerra de Alencar and Cleyde Maria Guerra de Alencar.
[ Before she became a politician Santos worked as a lawyer.][ Santos is married to politician Alexandre Santos.][
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Political career
Santos voted in favor of the impeachment motion of then-president Dilma Rousseff
Dilma Vana Rousseff (; born 14 December 1947) is a Brazilian economist and politician who served as the 36th president of Brazil, holding the position from 2011 until her impeachment and removal from office on 31 August 2016. She is the first ...
. Santos voted against a similar corruption investigation into Rousseff's successor Michel Temer
Michel Miguel Elias Temer Lulia (; born 23 September 1940) is a Brazilian politician, lawyer and writer who served as the 37th president of Brazil from 31 August 2016 to 31 December 2018. He took office after the impeachment and removal from off ...
. She voted in favor of the 2017 Brazilian labor reforms.
References
1958 births
Living people
People from Macaé
Brazilian women lawyers
Brazilian women in politics
Democratic Labour Party (Brazil) politicians
Brazilian Social Democracy Party politicians
Brazilian Democratic Movement politicians
Liberal Party (Brazil, 2006) politicians
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Rio de Janeiro (state)
20th-century Brazilian lawyers
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