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

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, having served as federal deputy representative since 2019.

Personal life

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

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. Prior to becoming a politician Melchionna worked as a bank clerk. She also has a degree in librarianship from the

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Political career

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

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, receiving 14,630 votes. Melchionna and her family were originally members of the

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, but she left after being dissatisfied with the politics of Lula da Silva. In the 2018 election Melchionna was the tenth most voted candidate in the state of

, being elected to the federal chamber of deputies.

References

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