Dâmina Pereira | |
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Federal Deputy from Minas Gerais | |
In office 1 February 2015 – 31 January 2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Lavras, MG, Brazil | 2 December 1952
Political party |
PODE (2018–) PSL (2016–2018) PMB (2015–2016) PMN (2014–2015) |
Dâmina de Carvalho Pereira (born 2 December 1952) is a Brazilian politician and businesswoman. She has spent her political career representing Minas Gerais, having served as federal deputy representative from 2015 to 2019. [1]
Pereira was born to Joao Pereira de Carvalho and Waldette Rodrigues de Carvalho. [1] Before becoming a politician Pereira worked as a businesswoman. [2]
Pereira voted in favor of the impeachment of then-president Dilma Rousseff. [3] She voted in favor of 2015 tax reforms but against the 2017 Brazilian labor reform, [4] and would vote against the opening of a corruption investigation into Rousseff's successor Michel Temer. [5]
Pereira is the first woman to be elected to the chamber of deputies from the municipality of Lavras. [6] Originally elected as a member of the Party of National Mobilization, Pereira joined the Party of the Brazilian Woman in 2015, then the Social Liberal Party the following year. In 2018 she joined Podemos. [1]