Luislinda Dias de Valois Santos (born 20 January 1942 in Salvador) is a Brazilian jurist, magistrate and politician. Former member of the

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(PSDB), was minister of Human Rights. She was the third

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to be appointed in her home-state (Bahia), was

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a of the Court of Justice of the State of Bahia (TJ-BA). She left the office of Minister on 19 February 2018.

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