Jussara Lima

Jussara Lima
Senator for Piauí
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 February 2023
Preceded byWellington Dias
Vice-mayor of Fronteiras
In office
12 October 2011 – 1 January 2013
Preceded byNorberto Ângelo Pereira Neto
Succeeded byMaria José Ayres de Sousa
Councilwoman of Fronteiras
In office
1 January 1989 – 1 January 1993
Personal details
Born
Antônia Jussara Gomes Alves de Sousa Lima

(1960-12-05) 5 December 1960 (age 63)
Fronteiras, Piauí, Brazil
Political partyPFL (1987–2007)
DEM (2007)
PTB (2007–2015)
PSD (2015–present)
SpouseJúlio César de Carvalho Lima [pt]
Alma materCatholic University of Pernambuco

Antônia Jussara Gomes Alves de Sousa Lima (born 5 December 1960) is a Brazilian sociologist and politician who is a senator from the state of Piauí. She has been in the position since 2023, replacing Wellington Dias who became the Minister of Social Development. She had previously been the vice-mayor of and councilwoman in her hometown of Fronteiras. She is a member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD).[1][2][3][4]

The daughter of José Alves de Sousa and Maria Gomes Alves de Sousa, she graduated from the Catholic University of Pernambuco and became a sociologist. She was elected as a councilwoman in Fronteiras as part of the Liberal Front Party (PFL) in 1988.[5] The first woman elected to the city council, she served a term before running again to be vice-mayor in 2011. She was elected as part of the Brazilian Labour Party (PTB), with Eudes Agripino Ribeiro as the mayoral candidate.[6] Due to family issues, she switched her affiliation to the PSD, losing reelection as vice-mayor in 2016.[5][4]

Lima's husband is federal deputy Júlio César de Carvalho Lima [pt] and her son is state deputy Georgiano Neto [pt]. She was elected as the first substitute for Wellington Dias during the 2022 general elections, eventually succeeding him as he became a minister in the Lula cabinet.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Jussara Lima assume mandato no Senado na vaga de Wellington Dias". senado.leg.br. Agência Senado. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  2. ^ Federal Senate of Brazil. "Biografia da senadora Jussara Lima". Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  3. ^ Guimarães, Levy (8 January 2023). "Quem é Jussara Lima, suplente que assume vaga de Wellington Dias no Senado | O TEMPO". www.otempo.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Quem é Jussara Lima, suplente que assume vaga no Senado com saída de Wellington Dias para ministério". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 26 December 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  5. ^ a b Regional Electoral Court of Piauí. "Eleições Anteriores". Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  6. ^ Lustosa Filho, Carlos (9 October 2011). "Eudes Agripino vence eleição em Fronteiras". cidadeverde.com. Portal Cidade Verde. Retrieved 28 September 2023.