Jussara Lima
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| Senator for Piauí | |
| 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 63) 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 |
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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]
