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Thaise Guedes

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Thaise Guedes
Born
Thaise de Souza Guedes

(1987-09-24) September 24, 1987 (age 37)

Thaise de Souza Guedes is a Brazilian politician.

At the age of thirteen, she contracted meningococcal meningitis and had her upper and lower limbs amputated due to the negligence of public hospitals.[1][2]

In 2008 Thaise ran for councilor for Maceió by the Social Christian Party (Brazil), being elected one of the newest councilor in Brazil with 4,739 votes.

In 2010, she ran for a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Alagoas,[3] becoming the youngest state deputy in the body, elected with 36,804 votes.

In the 2018 state elections, she ran for re-election to the Legislative Assembly, but was defeated.

References

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  1. ^ https://thaiseguedes.com.br/ Portuguese Website of Thaise de Souza Guedes
  2. ^ http://aquiacontece.com.br/noticia/politica/20/01/2011/justica-determina-que-estado-indenize-deputada-thaise-guedes-por-danos-fisicos/26885 Portuguese article about her lawsuit against the State of Alagoas
  3. ^ "SAPL - Sistema de Apoio ao Processo Legislativo" (in Portuguese). Sapl.al.al.leg.br. Retrieved 2021-12-15.