Fernanda Melchionna

Fernanda Melchionna
Fernanda Melchionna
	Melchionna in March 2019
Federal Deputy
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 February 2019
Constituency	Rio Grande do Sul
Chamber PSOL Leader
	In office; 4 February 2020 – 20 August 2020
Preceded by	Ivan Valente
Succeeded by	Sâmia Bomfim
Councillor
	In office; 1 January 2009 – 1 February 2019
Constituency	Porto Alegre
Personal details
Born	Fernanda Melchionna e Silva; 2 February 1984 (age 40); Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Political party	PSOL (2008–present)
Other political; affiliations	PT (2004–2008)
Profession	Banker, librarian

Fernanda Melchionna e Silva (born 2 February 1984) is a Brazilian politician and former bank clerk and librarian. She has spent her political career representing the state of Rio Grande do Sul, having served as federal deputy representative since 2019.^[1]

Personal life[edit]

Melchionna became involved in politics at the age of 13, when along with her parents, she protested the neo-liberal policies and privatization of business of then president of Brazil Fernando Henrique Cardoso.^[2]

Prior to becoming a politician Melchionna worked as a bank clerk.^[3] She also has a degree in librarianship^[4] from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.^[5]

Political career[edit]

Melchionna was the most voted candidate in the 2016 election for the council of Porto Alegre, receiving 14,630 votes.^[2]^[3]^[5] Melchionna and her family were originally members of the Workers' Party, but she left after being dissatisfied with the politics of Lula da Silva.^[3]

In the 2018 election Melchionna was the tenth most voted candidate in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, being elected to the federal chamber of deputies.^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "FERNANDA MELCHIONNA – Biografia". Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 June 2019.
^ ^a ^b Roso, Larissa (2 October 2016). "Fernanda Melchionna é a vereadora mais votada em Porto Alegre" [Federal deputy Áurea Carolina is among the 100 most influential black young people in the world in politics] (in Portuguese). GaúchaZH. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Fernanda Melchionna é a vereadora mais votada em Porto Alegre" (in Portuguese). G1 Globo. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
^ "Fernanda Melchionna: "Vamos levar a luta pelas bibliotecas à Câmara"". biblioo: cultura informacional (in Portuguese). Carta Capital. 10 December 2018. Archived from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Fernanda Melchionna é a vereadora mais votada de Porto Alegre" (in Portuguese). Correio do Povo. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2019.

Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)
Preceded by Ivan Valente	Chamber PSOL Leader 2020	Succeeded by Sâmia Bomfim

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[bio-1] "FERNANDA MELCHIONNA – Biografia". Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 June 2019.

[maisvotada-2] Roso, Larissa (2 October 2016). "Fernanda Melchionna é a vereadora mais votada em Porto Alegre" [Federal deputy Áurea Carolina is among the 100 most influential black young people in the world in politics] (in Portuguese). GaúchaZH. Retrieved 28 June 2019.

[globo-3] "Fernanda Melchionna é a vereadora mais votada em Porto Alegre" (in Portuguese). G1 Globo. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2019.

[4] "Fernanda Melchionna: "Vamos levar a luta pelas bibliotecas à Câmara"". biblioo: cultura informacional (in Portuguese). Carta Capital. 10 December 2018. Archived from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2019.

[povo-5] "Fernanda Melchionna é a vereadora mais votada de Porto Alegre" (in Portuguese). Correio do Povo. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2019.

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