Jussara Lima

Jussara Lima
Senator for Piauí
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 February 2023
Preceded by	Wellington Dias
Vice-mayor of Fronteiras
In office 12 October 2011 – 1 January 2013
Preceded by	Norberto Ângelo Pereira Neto
Succeeded by	Maria José Ayres de Sousa
Councilwoman of Fronteiras
In office 1 January 1989 – 1 January 1993
Personal details
Born	Antônia Jussara Gomes Alves de Sousa Lima (1960-12-05) 5 December 1960 (age 64) Fronteiras, Piauí, Brazil
Political party	PFL (1987–2007) DEM (2007) PTB (2007–2015) PSD (2015–present)
Spouse	Júlio César de Carvalho Lima [pt]
Alma mater	Catholic University of Pernambuco

Antônia Jussara Gomes Alves de Sousa Lima (born 5 December 1960) is a Brazilian sociologist and politician who is a senator from the state of Piauí. She has been in the position since 2023, replacing Wellington Dias who became the Minister of Social Development. She had previously been the vice-mayor of and councilwoman in her hometown of Fronteiras. She is a member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD).^[1][2][3][4]

The daughter of José Alves de Sousa and Maria Gomes Alves de Sousa, she graduated from the Catholic University of Pernambuco and became a sociologist. She was elected as a councilwoman in Fronteiras as part of the Liberal Front Party (PFL) in 1988.^[5] The first woman elected to the city council, she served a term before running again to be vice-mayor in 2011. She was elected as part of the Brazilian Labour Party (PTB), with Eudes Agripino Ribeiro as the mayoral candidate.^[6] Due to family issues, she switched her affiliation to the PSD, losing reelection as vice-mayor in 2016.^[5][4]

Lima's husband is federal deputy Júlio César de Carvalho Lima [pt] and her son is state deputy Georgiano Neto [pt]. She was elected as the first substitute for Wellington Dias during the 2022 general elections, eventually succeeding him as he became a minister in the Lula cabinet.^[1]

References

1. "Jussara Lima assume mandato no Senado na vaga de Wellington Dias". senado.leg.br. Agência Senado. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
2. Federal Senate of Brazil. "Biografia da senadora Jussara Lima". Retrieved 7 February 2023.
3. Guimarães, Levy (8 January 2023). "Quem é Jussara Lima, suplente que assume vaga de Wellington Dias no Senado | O TEMPO". www.otempo.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 28 September 2023.
4. "Quem é Jussara Lima, suplente que assume vaga no Senado com saída de Wellington Dias para ministério". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 26 December 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
5. Regional Electoral Court of Piauí. "Eleições Anteriores". Retrieved 28 September 2023.
6. Lustosa Filho, Carlos (9 October 2011). "Eudes Agripino vence eleição em Fronteiras". cidadeverde.com. Portal Cidade Verde. Retrieved 28 September 2023.