Maria Auxiliadora Seabra Rezende (born 1 October 1964) better known as Dorinha Rezende or Professora Dorinha is a Brazilian politician and university professor. Although born in

Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian States of Brazil, state located in the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Ge ...

, she has spent her political career representing

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, having served as federal deputy representative since 2011.

Personal life

Rezende was born to Antônio dos Santos Seabra and Maria Consuêlo Bastos. In addition to being a politician, Rezende is also a university professor.

Political career

Rezende voted in favor of the impeachment of then-president

Dilma Rousseff Dilma Vana Rousseff (; born 14 December 1947) is a Brazilian economist and politician who served as the 36th president of Brazil from 2011 until her impeachment and removal from office on 31 August 2016. She is the only woman to have held the ...

. Rezende voted against the 2015 tax reforms but in favor of the 2017 Brazilian labor reform, and would vote against the opening of a corruption investigation into Rousseff's successor

Michel Temer Michel Miguel Elias Temer Lulia (; born 23 September 1940) is a Brazilian politician, lawyer and writer who served as the 37th president of Brazil from 31 August 2016 to 1 January 2019. He took office after the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, impe ...

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