Ada Mello
Ada Mello | |
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 Mello in 2008 | |
| Senator for Alagoas | |
| In office 15 September 2008 – 10 January 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ada Mercedes de Mello Marques Luz 16 December 1953 Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil |
| Died | February 20, 2023 (aged 69) Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil |
| Party | PTB |
| Relatives | Fernando Collor de Mello (cousin) |
| Alma mater | Federal University of Alagoas |
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Ada Mello (16 December 1953 - 20 February 2023) was a Brazilian politician and social worker. A member of the Brazilian Labour Party, she served on the Federal Senate from 2008 to 2009.
Early life and education
[edit]Ada Mercedes de Mello Marques Luz was born on 16 December 1953 in Maceió.[1][2] She graduated from Federal University of Alagoas with a degree in social work.[3]
Career
[edit]She became a leader in the Alagoas Brazilian Labour Party in 2008.[4] On 15 September 2008, Mello was appointed to the Federal Senate after Fernando Collor de Mello took a leave of absence.[5] She served on the Federal Senate until 10 January 2009.[1][3] She served as an alternate senator for Alagoas from 2007 to 2015.[1][3] She was the second woman from Alagoas to hold a seat in the Federal Senate.[4]
Aside from her political career, she worked as a social worker and psychologist.[5]
Personal life and death
[edit]She was a cousin of Fernando Collor de Mello.[3] She was Catholic and a follower of Saint Augustine.[4] She died of lung cancer on 20 February 2023 at the age of 69 in Maceió.[6][2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Senadora Ada Mello - Senado Federal". Senado Federal (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 29 April 2026.
- 1 2 Honorato, Maylson (21 April 2023). "Morre Ada Mello, Ex-Senadora Por Alagoas E Liderança Católica" [Ada Mello, former Senator from Alagoas and Catholic leader, has died]. Gazeta de Alagoas (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 29 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Tavares, Gabriel (20 April 2023). "Prima de Collor, ex-senadora Ada Mello morre aos 69 anos" [Collor's cousin, former Senator Ada Mello, dies at age 69]. UOL (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 Honorato, Maylson (20 April 2023). "Morre Ada Mello, ex-senadora por Alagoas e liderança católica" [Ada Mello, former senator from Alagoas and Catholic leader, has died]. GazetaWeb (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 29 April 2026.
- 1 2 "Prima de Collor toma posse no Senado" [Collor's cousin takes office in the Senate]. Vote Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 15 August 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Morre ex-senadora Ada Mello, prima de Fernando Collor" [Former Senator Ada Mello, Fernando Collor’s cousin, has died]. Em Tempo Noticias (in Brazilian Portuguese). 20 April 2023. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2026.