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Civil Name
TABATA CLAUDIA AMARAL DE PONTES
Phone
(61) 3215-5848
dep.tabataamaral@camara.leg.br
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39th
in the House of Representatives from 504
11th
SP Congressman from 69
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Trajectory
Tabata Claudia Amaral de Pontes, born in São Paulo/SP on November 14, 1993, holds degrees in political science and astrophysics from Harvard University in the United States. She was raised in Vila Missionária, a neighborhood on the outskirts of the city. She distinguished herself at age 12 as a student in the Brazilian Mathematics Olympiad for Public Schools in 2005, which earned her a scholarship to Colégio ETAPA.
From 2007 onwards, Tábata represented Brazil in international olympiads in the fields of chemistry, astronomy, and astrophysics. Her academic performance opened doors to prestigious international universities. In 2012, she received full scholarship offers from several institutions, including Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Princeton, Pennsylvania, and Caltech. Furthermore, Tábata was also accepted into the University of São Paulo. In 2019, already a federal deputy, she was named by the BBC as one of the 100 most influential women in the world .
In 2014, Tabata worked as an educational activist and co-founder of the Education Map Movement , an organization dedicated to improving the quality of education in Brazil. In 2017, she founded the Acredito Movement , which focused on public policy and political renewal. She ran for office in the 2018 elections and was elected federal deputy for São Paulo by the Democratic Labour Party (PDT) with 264,450 votes, making her one of the youngest deputies and the sixth most voted in the state.
Due to her vote in favor of the Pension Reform in 2019 , which generated controversy within her own party, which requested her disaffiliation . The case went to court, and in May 2021 the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) decided that she could leave the PDT without losing her mandate . As a result, she joined the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) in September 2021. In 2022, she was re-elected by the PSB and won 337,873 votes. She ran for mayor of São Paulo in the 2024 municipal elections for the PSB, where she obtained 605,552 votes and finished in fourth place.
During her term as a federal congresswoman, Tabata Amaral's main causes have been education, gender equality, and the fight against poverty.
In March 2019, during a hearing at the Education Committee with then-Minister of Education Ricardo Vélez, Representative Tabata Amaral strongly criticized the work being done by the ministry up to that point . As a result of the session's repercussions, the Minister was dismissed a few days later . In 2020, Tabata Amaral was also one of the key figures in securing the approval of the New Fundeb, the basic education funding fund, which increases resources allocated to public education.
He voted in favor of the 2019 Pension Reform and the 2023 Tax Reform .
Among his main achievements are:
In 2023, he chaired the Parliamentary Front for Education , a position he left in February 2024 .
Acknowledgements
Tabata Amaral received the Parliamentary Excellence Award from the Politicians Ranking in every year of the 57th Legislature (2023-2026), being the 9th best parliamentarian in São Paulo and 29th in the overall ranking for the Legislature.
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Anti-Privileges
Bill 6233/2023 | Debtor's Obligation | House of Representatives
Amends Law No. 10,406, of January 10, 2002 - Civil Code, to provide for monetary correction and interest. NEW SUMMARY: Amends Law No. 10,406, of January 10, 2002 (Civil Code), to provide for monetary correction and interest.
How They Voted
Yes
Guidance from Ranking dos Políticos’ Council
Yes
PL 2/2024 | Granting of differentiated quotas | House of Representatives
Authorizes the granting of differentiated accelerated depreciation quotas for new machinery, equipment, apparatus, and instruments intended for fixed assets and used in certain economic activities.
How They Voted
Yes
Guidance from Ranking dos Políticos’ Council
Yes
PL 3/2024 | New Bankruptcy Law | House of Representatives
Amends Law No. 11,101, of February 9, 2005, to improve the institution of bankruptcy for entrepreneurs and business entities.
How They Voted
Yes
Guidance from Ranking dos Políticos’ Council
Yes
PL 709/2023 | Sanction for Land Invasion | House of Representatives
This law addresses restrictions applied to occupants and invaders of properties throughout the national territory. NEW SUMMARY: Amends Law No. 8,629, of February 25, 1993, to provide for restrictions applied to occupants and invaders of properties throughout the national territory.
How They Voted
No
Guidance from Ranking dos Políticos’ Council
Yes
Bill 1269/2022 | Sanctions for Administrative Misconduct | House of Representatives
This law adds Article 16-A to Federal Law No. 8,429 of June 2, 1992, which provides for sanctions applicable due to the practice of acts of administrative misconduct, as referred to in § 4 of Article 37 of the Federal Constitution; and provides other measures, specifically regarding the legal effects of declarations of asset unavailability. NEW SUMMARY: Amends Law No. 13,097, of January 19, 2015, to guarantee the effectiveness of legal transactions related to real estate whose registration does not contain any type of judicial lien, by means of a court decision.
How They Voted
Yes
Guidance from Ranking dos Políticos’ Council
Yes
DTQ 13 | PLP 68/2024 | Regulation of the Tax Reform
Establishes the Tax on Goods and Services - IBS, the Social Contribution on Goods and Services - CBS, and the Selective Tax - IS, and provides other measures.
How They Voted
Yes
Guidance from Ranking dos Políticos’ Council
Yes
DTQ 10 | PLP 68/2024 | Tax Reform
Establishes the Tax on Goods and Services - IBS, the Social Contribution on Goods and Services - CBS, and the Selective Tax - IS, and provides other measures.
How They Voted
Yes
Guidance from Ranking dos Políticos’ Council
Yes
PEC 9/2023 | Sanction for Parties | House of Representatives
Amends Constitutional Amendment No. 117, of April 5, 2022, regarding the application of sanctions to parties that did not meet the minimum resource quota or that did not allocate the minimum amounts based on sex and race in elections, as well as in annual and electoral accounting. NEW SUMMARY: Imposes on political parties the obligation to allocate financial resources to the candidacies of Black and mixed-race individuals; establishes parameters and conditions for the regularization and refinancing of debts of political parties; and reinforces the tax immunity of political parties as provided for in the Federal Constitution.
How They Voted
No
Guidance from Ranking dos Políticos’ Council
No
PLP 459/2017 | Debt Securitization | House of Representatives
Amends Law No. 4,320, of March 17, 1964, to provide for the assignment of credit rights originating from tax and non-tax credits of the entities of the Federation, and Law No. 5,172, of October 25, 1966 (National Tax Code), to provide for extrajudicial protest as a cause for interruption of the statute of limitations and to authorize the tax administration to request information from public or private entities and bodies.
How They Voted
Yes
Guidance from Ranking dos Políticos’ Council
Yes
DTQ 2 | PLP 108/2024 | Tax Reform
Establishes the Management Committee for the Tax on Goods and Services - CG-IBS, provides for the administrative tax process related to the official assessment of the Tax on Goods and Services - IBS, the distribution of the IBS revenue to the federative entities, and the Tax on Inheritance and Donation of Any Goods or Rights - ITCMD, and takes other measures.
How They Voted
Did Not Vote
Guidance from Ranking dos Políticos’ Council
No
Anti-Waste
Total Available
R$584,729.52
Expenses
R$523,245.73
Amount Saved
R$61,483.79
Sessions
87
Attendances
81
Justified Absences
06
Unjustified Absences
00
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