Rosângela de Souza Gomes (born 27 December 1966) is a Brazilian politician. She has spent her political career representing

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, having served as state representative since 2015.

Personal life

She is the daughter of Althair Costa Souza and Sulamite Souza. Gomes is a member of the

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(IURD), and the endorsement by the church's leader

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played a big role in her getting elected to the federal chamber of deputies in the 2014 election.

Political career

Before being elected to the federal chamber of deputies, Gomes served as a '' vereador'' in her hometown of

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for a decade, as well as serving in the state legislature from 2011 to 2014. In the aftermath of the 2014 election, Gomes, three other members of the IURD, and two politicians from the

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church were accused by Rio de Janeiro prosecutors of violating Brazil's campaign laws by campaigning in places of worship. If convicted, the five politicians would have been suspended for eight years, but the charges were dropped. Gomes voted in favor of the impeachment of then-president

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. Gomes voted in favor of the 2017 Brazilian labor reform, and would vote against a corruption investigation into Rousseff's successor

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