Ana Caroline Campagnolo Galvão (born 26 November 1990) is a Brazilian politician, writer and historian.[1][2]
Ana Caroline Campagnolo | |
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 Campagnolo in 2019 | |
| State Deputy of Santa Catarina | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ana Caroline Campagnolo 26 November 1990 Itajaí, Santa Catarina, Brazil |
| Political party | PL (since 2022) |
| Other political affiliations | |
| Spouse |
Thiago Lívio Quintairos Galvão
(m. 2019) |
| Children |
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| Alma mater | Santa Catarina State University |
| Occupation |
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Background
editShe was a history teacher in schools in Itajaí, in the coast of Santa Catarina state. She graduated from Chapecó Community College.[3][2] She refers to her family as being “conservative and religious, but never opposed to studying ideologies other than their own”. A Christian, Campagnolo describes herself as antifeminist.[4]
In the 2018 elections she was elected a state deputy of Santa Catarina, for the Social Liberal Party (PSL).[5][6][7]
In 2019 she published the book Feminism: Perversion and Subversion.[8]
Controversies
editAllegations of inciting persecution against teachers
editIn October 2018 she created a WhatsApp channel for students to, according to her, “film or record any party-political or ideological expressions that humiliate or offend [their] freedom of faith and conscience” made by school teachers, adding to fears in the international press of widespread ideological persecution in Brazil following the election of far-right president Jair Bolsonaro.[9] On 29 October, the Brazilian Public Prosecutor's Office opened an investigation into alleged harassment of state teachers by Campagnolo.[10]
Statement against journalists
editAfter being questioned by the press about allegedly using money provided to her by the State Assembly to attend the launches of her own book, Campagnolo called journalists "scoundrels". She also questioned whether they "have cognitive problems".[11]
These remarks were followed by a significant backlash from the journalist community. It prompted journalists' organizations to file charges against her on the State Assembly Ethics Board.[12]
Old tweets
editIn 2019, old tweets from 2012 (when Campagnolo was at the age of 21) resurfaced. Back then she published a series of posts about being under the influence of marijuana and in favor of the drug. She also tweeted about being an "adulterer" and an "alcoholic" as well as being a prescription drug user. In another tweet, she implied using pages of the Bible as a rolling paper for drug use. After the tweets gained widespread attention on social media, Campagnolo deleted her account.[13]
She later dismissed claims that she was a cannabis user describing her past tweets as "irony". She explained that she was in nursing school at the time and that joking about psychoactive substances was common among her colleagues.[14]
References
edit- ^ "Ana Caroline Campagnolo 17771 (PSL) Deputada Estadual - Santa Catarina - Eleições 2018". especiais.gazetadopovo.com.br. 28 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Deputada eleita do PSL pede que estudantes denunciem professores contra Bolsonaro em sala de aula". 29 October 2018.
- ^ "Professora de história antifeminista processa orientadora por perseguição - Notícias - UOL Educação".
- ^ "Briga judicial entre professora e aluna ilustra racha político no país". 25 October 2018.
- ^ Phillips, Dom (2018-10-30). "Snitch on a teacher: Bolsonaro win sparks push against 'indoctrination'". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
- ^ Fox, Michael. "Education Is in the Crosshairs in Bolsonaro's Brazil | The Nation". The Nation. ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
- ^ "As Latin America Braces for 'Bolsonaro Effect,' Leftist Teachers Already Being Targeted by Brazil's Fascist Forces". Common Dreams. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
- ^ "Em livro, deputada Ana Campagnolo apresenta contraponto ao feminismo".
- ^ Phillips, Dom (30 October 2018). "Snitch on a teacher: Bolsonaro win sparks push against 'indoctrination'". the Guardian.
- ^ "MPF abre inquérito para apurar suposta intimidação a professores feita por deputada estadual do PSL eleita por SC". 30 October 2018.
- ^ "Entidades jornalísticas repudiam ataques de Ana Campagnolo à imprensa de SC". 5 April 2019.
- ^ "Ana Campagnolo é denunciada ao Conselho de Ética da Assembleia de SC por quebra de decoro". 15 April 2019.
- ^ "Posts de Ana Campagnolo em 2012 voltam à tona e deputada exclui conta no Twitter". Ndmais.com.br. 8 April 2019.
- ^ "'Deletei porque estava pior que faculdade de Humanas', diz deputada do PSL sobre posts de maconha". jovempan.uol.com.br. 9 April 2019.