Maria Teresa Saenz Surita (born 14 August 1956) is a Brazilian politician who is the mayor of Boa Vista, Roraima and a former Federal Deputy from 1990 to 1992 and from 2011 to 2012. Surita is dedicated to issues of social policy and human rights of children and adolescents.
Surita holds a bachelor's degree in tourism.
She also served as National Secretary of Urban Policies of the Ministry of Cities 2009–2010, in the cabinet of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
First Vice-President of the Special Committee of the National Education Plan [1]
Vice-President of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights of the Child and Adolescent
Member of the Commission of Social and Family
Member of the Board of Advanced Studies and Technology Assessment [2]
Rapporteur of the Special Commission for examination of the Bill 7.672/2010 [3] for a child education without use of corporal punishment. Substitute report substitute passed in the House of Representatives, known as "Anti-Spanking Law"
Holder of the Special Committee to examine the Bill 7.420/2006 (The Educational Accountability Act)[4]
Holder of the Special Committee to examine the PL 8.035/2010 - National Education Plan 2011/2015 [5]
Holder of the Special Committee to examine the PL 1.610/1996 - Exploration of Mineral Resources on Indigenous Lands [6]
Alternate member of the Commission on Human Rights and Minorities
Alternate member of the Urban Development Commission
Councillor of Board of Directors of the Congressional Joint Municipal and Support for Mayors and Vice Mayors of Brazil
Member of Young Brazilian Parliament
Member of the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry into Human Trafficking in Brazil
Member of the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry into the Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents
2nd Vice-President of the Special Committee for consideration of the PEC111/2011 on the workers of the former Territories
