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Manuela d'Ávila
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Manuela d'Ávila

Former federal deputy and PSOL candidate for Senator for Rio Grande do Sul, who finished third in October 2026 and was not elected; holds no office · Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL)

Manuela Pinto Vieira D'Ávila

Manuela d'Ávila is a former communist-party deputy who joined PSOL in 2025 and ran for the Senate in Rio Grande do Sul. She finished third with 17.07 percent of the vote in October 2026.

Positions as of 30 October 2026
Profile on 12 axes6 of 12 documented
ECONOMYSTATESOCIETYWORLDOwnershipMarketsWelfareAuthoritySecurityStructureMoralityReligionTechnologyCultureTradeForeign

Positions are taken from public statements, voting records and platforms as of 30 October 2026, and may have changed since. Report an inaccuracy.

Where they stand

The 12 axes, axis by axis

  1. 01Ownership-45
    PublicPrivate

    She attacked the Temer-era spending cap as freezing public investment for 20 years and defended public health and daycare. The score is toward public provision, mostly from 2018 and 2026 campaign statements.

  2. 02Markets-50
    PlannedFree

    She called the Temer reforms part of a neoliberal project that destroys the state and wants to ban betting advertising. She scores toward regulation.

  3. 03Welfare-70
    SharedSelf-reliant

    SUS, daycare and support for single mothers are the core of her 2026 campaign, and she opposed the spending cap.

  4. 04AuthorityNo clear record
    DemocraticStrong leader
  5. 05SecurityNo clear record
    LibertyOrder
  6. 06StructureNo clear record
    LocalCentral
  7. 07Morality-60
    ProgressiveTraditional

    She said in 2018 that abortion is a public health issue and in 2026 attacked the Senate vote against the Conanda rule on care for child victims of rape. She scores progressive.

  8. 08Religion-35
    SecularReligious

    She has said the Brazilian abortion debate rests mainly on religious positions and is shallow, which scores secular. The evidence is a single policy area.

  9. 09TechnologyNo clear record
    EmbraceCaution
  10. 10CultureNo clear record
    MulticulturalNational identity
  11. 11TradeNo clear record
    GlobalProtected
  12. 12Foreign policy-35
    CooperationStrength

    In her 2026 launch she called for an end to all wars and for national sovereignty, a cooperation-minded stance.

6 axes have no clear record: no documented statement, vote or platform places Manuela d'Ávila there, so matching leaves them out.

Who is Manuela d'Ávila?

Manuela d'Ávila, a journalist born in Porto Alegre in 1981, joined the PCdoB in 2001 and was elected city councillor of Porto Alegre in 2004, federal deputy in 2006 and again in 2010 and state deputy in 2014. In 2018 she was the vice-presidential candidate on Fernando Haddad's ticket. She lost three Porto Alegre mayoral races, in 2008, 2012 and 2020. She left the PCdoB in 2025 and joined PSOL, which the party announced on 29 November 2025. Running for the Senate on the PSOL and Rede federation ticket, she placed third among 13 candidates on 4 October 2026 with 1,957,697 votes, or 17.07 percent. Sanderson (PL) and Marcel van Hattem (Novo) won the two seats.

Previously: Vice-presidential candidate on Fernando Haddad's PT ticket (2018) · State deputy in Rio Grande do Sul (elected 2014) · Federal deputy for Rio Grande do Sul (2007-2015) · City councillor of Porto Alegre (2005-2008)

Documented positions

  • In June 2018 she said abortion is a public health issue and that Brazil should treat it urgently, noting the deaths of poor and Black women in clandestine procedures.Source: vermelho.org.br
  • In June 2026 she criticised the Senate for overturning a Conanda rule on care for child victims of sexual violence, which she said makes legal abortion harder for raped girls.Source: portaltela.com
  • In 2018 she described Temer's labour reform and the spending-cap amendment as part of an ultraconservative neoliberal project that destroys the state.Source: vermelho.org.br
  • At her May 2026 Senate launch she listed the public health system SUS, daycare, support for single mothers, science, racial equality, peace and national sovereignty as her causes.Source: poder360.com.br
  • In September 2026 she said she wants to ban betting-company advertising in Brazil and to expand policies for women who are victims of violence.Source: jornaldocomercio.com
  • She said she joined PSOL for its commitment to structural change and to unite the left against the far right.Source: cnnbrasil.com.br

Record

Manuela d'Ávila was the youngest city councillor in Porto Alegre's history at 23 and, in the Chamber of Deputies, chaired the Human Rights and Minorities Committee in 2011 and 2012 and led the PCdoB caucus from 2013. The Câmara's profile lists committee work on the internet civil rights framework, the metropolitan statute and the Pelé Law rather than authored bills. She lost all three of her Porto Alegre mayoral races and, in 2026, was not elected to the Senate, trailing the second-placed winner by about 13 points.

Supporters such as PSOL president Paula Coradi called her the party's hope for renewal in the Senate. Critics, some of them on the left, faulted her boxing-themed Senate launch, according to Congresso em Foco.

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Manuela d'Ávila: questions

Is Manuela d'Ávila left or right?

She is on the left. She came from the PCdoB, joined PSOL in 2025 and campaigns for public health, daycare and a stronger state, against neoliberal reforms.

Was Manuela d'Ávila elected senator in 2026?

No. She finished third in the Rio Grande do Sul Senate race on 4 October 2026 with 17.07 percent of the vote. Sanderson (PL) and Marcel van Hattem (Novo) were elected.

Which party is Manuela d'Ávila in?

PSOL, which announced her membership on 29 November 2025. Before that she was in the PCdoB, where she began her career in 2001.

Sources

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Portrait: Entrega do relatório do GT de combate ao ódio para o Ministro Silvio Almeida (53025635428) (cropped).jpg by Manuela d'Ávila, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and converted to grayscale by 12axes-test.com.