Patrícia Saboya

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Mendes and the second or paternal family name is Saboya.

Patrícia Saboya
Saboya in 2007
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ceará
In office
1 February 2011 – 1 January 2015
Member of the Brazilian Senate
In office
1 February 2003 – 1 February 2011
Preceded bySérgio Machado
Succeeded byJosé Barroso Pimentel
ConstituencyCeará
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ceará
In office
1 January 1999 – 31 December 2002
Councilor of Fortaleza
In office
1 January 1997 – 31 December 1998
First Lady of Ceará
In office
15 March 1991 – 6 September 1994
Personal details
Born
Patrícia Lúcia Mendes Saboya

(1962-10-10) 10 October 1962 (age 62)
Sobral, Ceará, Brazil
Political party
Spouse
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(m. 1983; div. 1999)​
Children3
OccupationTeacher, writer, politician
AwardsOrder of Naval Merit (2005)

Patrícia Lúcia Saboya Ferreira Gomes (née Mendes; born 10 October 1962) is a Brazilian teacher, writer, and politician.

Biography

Patrícia Saboya was born in Sobral, Ceará on 10 October 1962, the third daughter of José Saboia Neto and Maria Marly Mendes Saboia, paternal granddaughter of senator Plínio Pompeu [pt], and great-great-granddaughter of Vicente Alves de Paula Pessoa [pt].[1][2] She earned a degree in teaching from the University of Fortaleza [pt].[1] From 1983 to 1999, she was married to Ciro Gomes, her political ally and governor of Ceará from 1991 to 1994. They had three children together.[3]

Her first elected position was as councilor of Fortaleza in 1996, standing as a candidate for the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) and obtaining 21,839 votes. In 1998, she was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ceará, now for the Popular Socialist Party (PPS), with 79,739 votes.[2] In 2000, she ran for mayor of Fortaleza, finishing 4th with 17% of the votes.

In 2002, Saboya overcame objections within the PPS and ran for one of two vacancies in the Brazilian Senate. She was elected the first female senator for the State of Ceará, with 1,864,404 votes.[2][3]

In 2005, she joined the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB), but changed her affiliation again in September 2007 to the Democratic Labour Party (PDT), where she has remained.[4]

In 2008, she ran again for mayor of Fortaleza, finishing in 3rd place with 15.47% of the votes.

As a senator, Saboya advocated for women's rights, and against the sexual exploitation of minors. She authored a bill to extend the parental leave law to six months.[5]

She coordinated the Parliamentary Front for the Defense of the Rights of Children and Adolescents, was a rapporteur for one of the Subcommittees on Childhood, Adolescence, and Youth, and was president of the Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry [pt] on Sexual Exploitation.[2][3]

In 2009, she took leave from the Senate to receive treatment for health problems, and was replaced by her first substitute, Flávio Torres [pt]. She returned to her seat on 16 November 2009.[6]

She was again elected state deputy of Ceará on 3 October 2010, when the PDT received the most votes, with 63,704. On 27 February 2014, the Legislative Assembly elected her advisor to the State Court of Accounts [pt].[7]

Awards and honors

  • Order of Naval Merit, 11 June 2005[1]
  • 2005–2006 Woman of Struggles and Rights Award from the Instituto Municipalista Nacional[1]
  • Apvida Award, Ceará, May 2006[1]
  • Neide Castanha Award for the Human Rights of Children and Adolescents, 2011[8]

Selected publications

  • Construindo uma nova Perspectiva para Crianças e Adolescentes (2003), Brasilia
  • Palavras e Idéias: Compromisso com a Infância e a Adolescência (2003), Brasilia
  • Cartilha: Violência Sexual contra Meninos e Meninas (2004). Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry on Sexual Exploitation, Brasilia
  • Esperança para as Crianças no Brasil. A CPMI da Exploração Sexual Apresenta seus Resultados (2004), Brasilia
  • Protagonismo Social. Reflexões sobre Curso de Capacitação de Lideranças Comunitárias no Ceará (2004), Brasilia
  • Infância e Parlamento: guia para formação de Frentes Parlamentares em defesa de crianças e adolescentes (2005), Brasilia
  • Manual para Formação e Ação de Frentes Parlamentares em Defesa dos Direitos de Crianças e Adolescentes (2006), in cooperation with the Save the Children Institute of Sweden, Brasilia
  • Frente Parlamentar em Defesa dos Direitos de Crianças e Adolescentes, uma Experiência Brasileira (2006), in cooperation with the Save the Children Institute of Sweden, Brasilia
  • Os quatro primeiros anos no Senado. Pela infância, pelo Nordeste e por um Brasil melhor (2007), Brasilia[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Patrícia Saboya - CE" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Senate. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Patrícia Saboya assume 4ª Secretaria após presidir CPI da Exploração Sexual e CAS" [Patrícia Saboya Takes Over the 4th Secretariat After Chairing the CPI on Sexual Exploitation and CAS] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Senate. 5 February 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Oyama, Thais (August 2003). "Patricinha, não!". Veja Mulher (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 17 October 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Em clima de campanha, senadora Patrícia Saboya filia-se ao PDT" [In a Campaign Atmosphere, Senator Patrícia Saboya Joins the PDT] (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Globo. 28 September 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  5. ^ Brígido, Carolina (18 October 2007). "Senado aprova extensão da licença-maternidade para seis meses" [Senate Approves Extension of Paternal Leave to Six Months]. O Globo (in Portuguese). Brasilia. Archived from the original on 21 April 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  6. ^ Félix, Rosana (28 November 2009). "Projeto quer eliminar o TCU" [Project Aims to Eliminate TCU]. Gazeta do Povo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Cid Gomes nomeia ex-cunhada como conselheira do TCE do Ceará" [Cid Gomes Appoints Former Sister-in-Law as Advisor to the TCE of Ceará] (in Portuguese). Universo Online. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  8. ^ Gadelha, Igor (18 May 2011). "Patrícia Saboya recebe homenagem no Palácio do Planalto" [Patrícia Saboya Receives Tribute at the Palácio do Planalto]. Jangadeiro Online (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2021.