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Marina Silva

Brazilian environmentalist and politician (born 1958)

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Marina Silva is a Brazilian environmentalist and politician who has been a prominent voice for protecting the Amazon rainforest and environmental conservation in Brazil since the 1980s. She matters because her advocacy and political leadership have significantly influenced Brazil's environmental policies and international discussions about climate change and rainforest preservation.

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President: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded by: Joaquim Alvaro Pereira Leite
Succeeded by: João Paulo Capobianco
Constituency: At-large
Born: Maria Osmarina da Silva , ( 1958-02-08 ) 8 February 1958 (age 68) , Rio Branco , Acre , Brazil

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Maria Osmarina Marina da Silva Vaz de Lima (born Maria Osmarina da Silva; 8 February 1958), known as Marina Silva, is a Brazilian politician and environmentalist, currently serving as Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, a position she previously held from 2003 to 2008. She is the founder and former spokeswoman of the Sustainability Network (REDE). A former senator for the state of Acre between 1995 and 2011, she has been a federal deputy for the state of São Paulo since 2023. She ran unsuccessfully for president in 2010, 2014 and 2018.

Silva was a member of the PT until 2009, and served as a senator before becoming Minister of the Environment in 2003. She ran for president in the 2010 Brazilian elections as the candidate for the Green Party, coming in 3rd with 19% of the first-round vote. In April 2014, Eduardo Campos announced his candidacy for the fall 2014 presidential election, naming Marina Silva as his vice presidential candidate. After Campos's death in a plane crash on August, she was selected to run as the Socialist Party's candidate for the presidency, winning 21% of the vote and coming in 3rd. She again ran for president in the 2018 election, this time as the nominee for the Sustainability Network, finishing in 8th place with 1% of the vote.