Ana Maria Rangel
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Ana Maria Rangel is a Brazil
ian politician and was the Progressive Republican Party
presidential candidate in 2006. Rangel was, alongside Heloísa Helena
, the first female candidate to run for President of Brazil. She had no political background other than completing a major in political science
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Ana Maria Rangel ran a controversial presidential campaign. The TSE
approved her candidacy days short of the deadline and she was not able to actively promote her campaign while the TSE was holding various hearings to determine whether or not she would be allowed to run.
Problems arose when she had TV Globo (Largest Television station in Brasil), secretly film her being bribed 10 million reais to be allowed to be the party's presidential candidate. After the story aired on national TV, the party began attempting to nullify her candidacy claiming she "is destroying the image of the party". Though she only meant to denounce corruption, she was suffering many difficulties in approving her candidacy.
She ended up in fifth place in the elections, losing to the candidates of the PT, PSDB, P-SOL and PDT, respectively.
Ana Maria Rangel was the first female candidate to run for President of Brazil, moreover with another female on her ticket. She had no political background other than completing a major in political science.
Rangel lived many years in Atlanta, Georgia
and owned various businesses.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian politician and was the Progressive Republican Party
Progressive Republican Party (Brazil)
The Progressive Republican Party is a Brazilian political party. Its electoral number is 44 and it became a registered political party on November 22, 1991....
presidential candidate in 2006. Rangel was, alongside Heloísa Helena
Heloísa Helena (politician)
Heloísa Helena Lima de Moraes Carvalho is a left-wing politician in Brazil.-Career:A trained nurse, Helena helped founding the Center of Health at the Federal University of Alagoas. She was also involved in the student movements against the military dictatorship...
, the first female candidate to run for President of Brazil. She had no political background other than completing a major in political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
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Ana Maria Rangel ran a controversial presidential campaign. The TSE
Supreme Electoral Court (Brazil)
The Supreme Electoral Court is the highest body of the Brazilian Electoral Court. There are also Regional Electoral Courts and Electoral Registry offices spread throughout Brazil....
approved her candidacy days short of the deadline and she was not able to actively promote her campaign while the TSE was holding various hearings to determine whether or not she would be allowed to run.
Problems arose when she had TV Globo (Largest Television station in Brasil), secretly film her being bribed 10 million reais to be allowed to be the party's presidential candidate. After the story aired on national TV, the party began attempting to nullify her candidacy claiming she "is destroying the image of the party". Though she only meant to denounce corruption, she was suffering many difficulties in approving her candidacy.
She ended up in fifth place in the elections, losing to the candidates of the PT, PSDB, P-SOL and PDT, respectively.
Ana Maria Rangel was the first female candidate to run for President of Brazil, moreover with another female on her ticket. She had no political background other than completing a major in political science.
Rangel lived many years in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
and owned various businesses.