Mailza Assis da Silva (born 10 December 1976) better known as Mailza Gomes is a Brazilian politician. Although born in
Mato Grosso do Sul
Mato Grosso do Sul ( ) is one of Federative units of Brazil, Brazil's 27 federal units, located in the southern part of the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West Region, bordering five Brazilian states: Mato Grosso (to the north), Goiás and ...
she has spent her political career representing
Acre
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, having served as state senator since 2019.
Personal life
Gomes is married to James Gomes, the former mayor of
Senador Guiomard
Senador Guiomard ( or ) is a municipality located in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Acre
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.
She is an alumnus of the
Federal University of Acre
The Federal University of Acre (, UFAC) is a Brazilian university with headquarters in Rio Branco, Acre.
The university was founded as a law school in 1964, was reorganized as a university in 1971, and was federalized in 1974. Its enrollment is ...
. She has two children.
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Political career
Gomes was not elected in the 2018 Brazilian general election
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, but as current senator Gladson Cameli was elected governor of Acre, she was chosen as his replacement in the senate.Marina Silva
Maria Osmarina Marina da Silva Vaz de Lima (born Maria Osmarina da Silva; 8 February 1958), known as Marina Silva, is a Brazilian politician and environmentalist, currently serving as Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, a position ...
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References
1976 births
Living people
People from Mato Grosso do Sul
Brazilian women in politics
Progressistas politicians
Members of the Federal Senate (Brazil)
Federal University of Acre alumni
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