Talíria Petrone Soares (born 9 April 1985) is a Brazilian politician. 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 b ...

, having served as federal deputy representative since 2019.

Personal life

Petrone is the daughter of a musician and a teacher. She graduated with a degree in history from the

Rio de Janeiro State University Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ; pt, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro) is a public research university in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is one of the largest and most prestigious universities in the country. The universit ...

and with a master's degree in social work from

Fluminense Federal University The Fluminense Federal University ( Portuguese: ''Universidade Federal Fluminense'', UFF, named after the state's demonym) is a public higher education institution located mainly in Niterói and in other cities of Rio de Janeiro state. It was f ...

. Prior to entering politics she worked as a public school teacher. She identifies as an

Afro-Brazilian Afro-Brazilians ( pt, afro-brasileiros; ) are Brazilians who have predominantly African ancestry (see "Black people#Brazil, preto"). Most members of another group of people, Pardo Brazilians, multiracial Brazilians or ''pardos'', may also have a ...

, socialist, feminist, and supportive of LGBT rights. She was a close friend and inspired by late politician and activist

Marielle Franco Marielle Franco (; born Marielle Francisco da Silva, 27 July 1979 – 14 March 2018) was a Brazilian politician, sociologist, feminist, socialist and human rights activist. After earning a master's degree in public administration from the Fl ...

Political career

Petrone was the most voted candidate in the 2016 election for the council of

Niterói Niterói (, ) is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality of the state of Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro in the Southeast Region, Brazil, southeast region of Brazil. It lies across Guanabara Bay facing the city of Rio de Janeiro and forms ...

, receiving 5,121 votes. In the 2018 election Petrone was the eighth most voted candidate in the state of Rio de Janeiro, with 107,317, being elected to the federal chamber of deputies. Petrone said that she received threats from opposition supporters. In June 2019 Brazilian civil police made arrest in a plot to assassinate Petrone, which was being hatched and planned from a dark web platform starting in 2018. In March 2022 Petrone was amongst 151 international feminists signing ''Feminist Resistance Against War: A Manifesto'', in solidarity with the

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initiated by Russian feminists after the

Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...

References

1985 births Living people People from Niterói Brazilian feminists Rio de Janeiro State University alumni Fluminense Federal University alumni Socialism and Liberty Party politicians Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Rio de Janeiro (state) Members of the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro Brazilian LGBT rights activists Brazilian politicians of African descent Afro-Brazilian feminists Brazilian women in politics {{Brazil-politician-stub