Juliana Brizola

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Juliana Brizola in 2018
State deputy of Rio Grande do Sul
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1 February 2011 –1 February 2023
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Juliana Daudt Brizola (born 3 August 1975) is a Brazilian lawyer and politician. She was a councilwoman in the city of Porto Alegre from 2009 to 2011 and later became a state deputy in the state of Rio Grande do Sul from 2011 to 2023. She is currently affiliated with the Democratic Labour Party (PDT), which she has been affiliated with since she was 18 years old. She is the granddaughter of Leonel Brizola, as well as the sister of fellow politicians Brizola Neto and Leonel Brizola Neto, being the twin sister of the latter. [1]

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Biography

Born in Porto Alegre in 1975, Brizola moved to Uruguay at 3 years old as her grandfather Leonel went into exile during the military dictatorship. On her mothers side, she is the granddaughter of aeronautic captain Alfredo Daudt, [2] who was one of the service members who stopped the take-off of FAB jets that were sent to bomb Piratini Palace during the Legality Campaign.

In 1982, she moved to Rio de Janeiro as Leonel became the governor of the state. Brizola graduated with a law degree from Universidade Santa Úrsula in Rio de Janeiro. After she finished her studies, she returned to Porto Alegre, where she took specialization courses and later mastered in criminal law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul. [3]

In 2008, she became a councilwoman in Porto Alegre as part of the PDT. She was the most voted for candidate from the PDT. [3] [4]

Brizola was elected a state deputy in Rio Grande do Sul in 2010, being elected with 61,305 votes, becoming once again the most voted candidate from her party. [5] During her campaign, she emphasized her plan for governance where she emphasized education, following the policies of her grandfather. [6] During her first term, she passed a law in the state assembly that created a constitutional amendment changing the Escola de Tempo Integral project into a state project. [7]

During the 2014 elections, she became a first substitute of the PDT; However, with the mandate of Diogenes Basegio being revoked by the regional election courts, Brizola became a state deputy once again. [8] She was reelected in 2018 with ~43,000 votes, with the largest percentage of her vote share coming from her grandfather's home city of Carazinho. [9] She later would become the leader of the PDT in the state legislative assembly. [10]

In 2020, she ran to be the mayor of Porto Alegre with a PDT-led coalition. She came in 4th place with 41,407 votes, thus not advancing to the second round. [11] In 2022, she was elected as a first substitute for federal deputy. [12]

Electoral history

YearElectionPositionPartyCoalitionVotes%ResultsNotes
2008 Porto Alegre Municipal Elections CouncilwomanPDT9,2471.22%Won
2010 Rio Grande do Sul state elections State DeputyPDT, PTN61,3050.98%
2014 Rio Grande do Sul state elections PDT, DEM33,5300.55%Substitute
2016 Porto Alegre Municipal Elections Vice-mayorPMDB, PDT, PSD, PSB, DEM, PRB, PPS, PROS, PTN, REDE, PSDC, PHS, PRTB, PEN, PMN262,60139.5Lost
2018 Rio Grande do Sul state elections State deputyPDT, PV, PMB43,8220.76%Won
2020 Porto Alegre Municipal Elections MayorPDT, PSB, REDE41,4076.4%Lost
2022 Rio Grande do Sul state elections Federal deputy68,8651.12%Substitute

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  2. ↑ Mattos, Pompeo de. "Falecimento do Coronel Alfredo Daudt". Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Juliana Brizola - Memorial". Municipal Chamber of Porto Alegre. 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Legislative Assembly Website". archive.ph. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
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  6. ↑ "Herdeiros políticos são campeões de votos para a Assembleia | GZH". gauchazh.clicrbs.com.br. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
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  8. ↑ "Vinicius Ribeiro assume vaga deixada por Basegio na Assembleia". G1 RS. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
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