Caroline de Toni

Caroline Rodrigues de Toni (born 1 September 1986) is a Brazilian politician and lawyer. She has spent her political career representing Santa Catarina, having served in the state legislature since 2019.[1][2]

Caroline de Toni
De Toni in March 2019
Federal Deputy for Santa Catarina
Assumed office
1 February 2019
Vereadora of Chapecó
In office
2016–2018
Personal details
Born (1986-04-11) 11 April 1986
Chapecó, SC Brazil
Political partyPSL (2018–)
PP (2016–2018)

Personal life

De Toni graduated with a degree in law from the Community University of the Chapecó Region (Unochapecó) and earned a master's degree in public law from Estácio de Sá University.[3]

De Toni is part of spiritualist community of Brazil.[4] Together with Rafael Motta and Eduardo Girão she helped pass the resolution declaring "National Day of Spiritism" as a federal holiday, which is on April 18, the date of publication of "The Book of Spirits" by Allan Kardec.[1][5]

Political career

In 2016 De Toni was elected to the council of her hometown of Chapecó with 1,589 votes or 1.47% of the total ballot.[6] She served from 2016 to 2018 representing the Progressive Party. In 2018 she joined the Social Liberal Party, becoming the vice-leader for the party chapter in Santa Catarina.[7] In the 2018 Brazilian general elections she was elected to the lower house of the legislative assembly with 109, 363 being the most voted female candidate in the state.[8]

References
  1. "CAROLINE DE TONI – Biografia". Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  2. "Brazilian congress takes office with more women, newcomers - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. "Caroline Rodrigues de Toni". escavador.com (in Portuguese). 18 June 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  4. "Espiritismo homenageado em Sessão Solene na Câmara dos Deputados" (in Portuguese). Federação Espírita Brasileira. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  5. "Câmara realiza sessão solene em homenagem ao Dia Nacional do Espiritismo". Agência Câmara Notícias (in Portuguese). Dourados Agora. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  6. "Caroline de Toni 11500" (in Portuguese). Toda Política. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  7. "Candidata Caroline de Toni 1718 (PSL) Advogado - Santa Catarina - Eleições 2018" (in Portuguese). Gazeta do Povo. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  8. Bispo, Fabio (25 December 2018). "Custo do voto dos eleitos em Santa Catarina varia de R$ 0,02 centavos a R$ 31" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 September 2019.
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