Renata Hellmeister de Abreu (born 15 April 1982) is a Brazilian politician. She is a federal deputy for the state of

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and president of the political party Podemos.

Personal life

Abreu is the daughter of the founder of the Podemos party José Masci de Abreu and niece of the co-founder Dorival de Abreu. Her mother is Cristina Hellmeister de Abreu, and she is married to Gabriel Melo and has two children. Abreu is an alumna of the

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Political career

Since her time as president of Podemos, Abreu has been successful in persuading other politicians to join her party. Only 8 politicians from the Podemos party were elected to the federal chamber of deputies in the

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election, but in April 2018 Abrue managed to persuade a further 14 politicians to switch parties, boosting the number of Podemos in the legislature to 22. Abreu voted in favor of the impeachment of then-president

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. Abreu voted in favor of the 2017 Brazilian labor reform, and would vote in favor of a corruption investigation into Rousseff's successor

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* , - 1982 births Living people Politicians from São Paulo Mackenzie Presbyterian University alumni Podemos (Brazil) politicians Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from São Paulo 21st-century Brazilian women politicians 21st-century Brazilian politicians {{Brazil-Deputy-stub