Ana Pimentel

Ana Cristina de Lima Pimentel is a federal deputy for Minas Gerais (PT-MG) , born on May 15, 1982, in Congonhas (MG) . A physician, university professor , and researcher in Public Health , she holds a master's degree in Collective Health and a doctorate in Public Health, with an academic career and experience in collective health before entering legislative politics.

Political Career

In her political career , Ana Pimentel served as Secretary of Health for Juiz de Fora (MG) from 2021 to 2022 , during the administration of Mayor Margarida Salomão, where she participated in policies to combat the pandemic and strengthen the health system. In 2022 , she was elected federal deputy for the PT-MG with 72,698 votes for the 2023-2027 legislature, assuming her first term in the House of Representatives in February 2023. In Parliament, she has already held the position of vice-leader of the Brazil Federation of Hope (PT-PCdoB-PV) and was elected president of the Commission for the Defense of Women's Rights in 2024, in addition to being a member of the Health Commission and a member of commissions such as the Special Commission on Obstetric Violence and Maternal Mortality .

Performance in the House of Representatives

In the National Congress , Ana Pimentel's work focuses on public health, women's rights, education, and citizenship . She is the author of bills such as PL 5276/2025 , which amends the Broadcasting Law to promote media literacy ; PL 5275/2025 , to include human rights, citizenship, democracy, and ethics in school curricula; PL 6245/2025 , which creates guidelines to support rural roads ; PL 5869/2025 , which changes the rules for highway concessions to implement escape lanes in high-risk sections ; PL 1471/2024 , which regulates the Hospital Food Program ; PL 4472/2024 , on the official terminology for filariasis and advanced lymphedema ; and PL 243/2024 , which modifies the SUS (Brazilian Public Health System) in women's healthcare. PL 5673/2023 , which establishes the National Policy for Comprehensive Women's Health ; and PL 4749/2023 , which deals with health and environmental education in the school curriculum . She was also the rapporteur for the approval of the National Plan for the Management of Medical Oxygen (PL 1069/21) in the Health Committee .