Jacqueline Moraes Explained

Jacqueline Moraes
Office:Secretary of Policies for Women of Espírito Santo
Governor:Renato Casagrande
Term Start:1 January 2023
Office2:Vice-governor of Espírito Santo
Term Start2:1 January 2019
Term End2:1 January 2023
Successor2:Ricardo Ferraço
Office3:Councilwoman of Cariacica
Term Start3:1 January 2013
Term End3:1 January 2017
Birth Name:Jacqueline Moraes da Silva
Birth Date:16 August 1975
Birth Place:Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Party:PTB (2000–2004)
PMN (2004–2007)
PP (2007–2011)
PSD (2011–2017)
PSB (2017–present)
Occupation:Micro-entrepreneur, politician

Jacqueline Moraes da Silva (born 16 August 1975) is a Brazilian micro-entrepreneur and politician, affiliated with the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB). She became the first Black person and first woman to be elected as the vice-governor of the state of Espírito Santo. She first won the election for the position in 2018, with Renato Casagrande as governor. She served from 2018 to 2022.[1] [2]

Biography

Moraes was born on 16 August 1975, in Duque de Caxias, in the Baixada Fluminense region of Rio de Janeiro state. She moved to Espírito Santo at 12 years old and lived in Cariacica. She is married to former hawker and ex-councilor in the city of Cariacica, Adilson Avelina, with whom she has three children and one grandchild. She worked as a street vendor in the centre of Vitória, where she had at one point her products seized due to the profession being considered informal work.[1] [3]

Engaged in social activism, she presided over the Association of Street Vendors of the State of Espírito Santo, and two times with the Bairro Operário Neighborhood Association in Cariacica. In 2012, she was elected as a councilwoman in Cariacica for the Social Democratic Party (PSD). She won her first election with 2,562 votes.[4]

During the 2018 elections, she became a pre-candidate for federal deputy when she was invited to run for statewide election as the vice-governor with ex-governor Renato Casagrande (PSB). They were elected in the first round with 55.49% of the vote. She became the first Black person and first woman to be elected to the position.[5]

To chronicle her political career, she published "Origens", where she discusses her activism in favor of street vendors and her career as a community leader that led her to running for public office.[6]

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Electoral history

YearElectionOfficeCoalitionPartyTicketVotes%Result
2012Cariacica municipal electionsCouncilwomanPSD2,5621.45%
2018Espírito Santo state electionsVice-governorMore Equal Espírito Santo(PSB,PHS,PROS,PV,PSC,AVANTE,PTC,PPS,PSDB,PP,PCdoB,DEM,PDT PPL,DC,SD,PRP,PSD)PSBRenato Casagrande(PSB)1,072,22455.49%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 8 March 2019 . De camelô a vice-governadora, Jacqueline Moraes representa a trajetória de uma mulher negra empoderada . 14 July 2024 . Governo ES.
  2. Web site: Apuração dos Votos: eleições 2018 . 14 July 2024 . Gazeta do Povo.
  3. Web site: Jaqueline Moraes era camelô perto do palácio que hoje governa . 14 July 2024 . www.agazeta.com.br . pt-br.
  4. Web site: Apuração dos Votos: eleições 2012 . 14 July 2024 .
  5. Web site: UOL . UOL . Apuração no Espírito Santo . 14 July 2024.
  6. Book: Moraes, Jacqueline . Origens . Gonçalves . Cassius . Carolina . Santos . 1440.Press . 2022 . 9786581165024 . 96.