Social scientist graduated from PUC-Rio, she was national vice-president of the Partido de los Trabajadores (PT) and the Unión Nacional de Estudiantes (UNE). She is currently a member of the PSOL and member of the PSOL-RJ women's sector executive.
In Brazil, women constitute the majority of voters, but hold less than 20% of seats in the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, highlighting the gap between electoral weight and political power.
