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She was UP's vice-presidential candidate in 2022. UP made her its candidate for President of Brazil in the 2026 election, with Raquel Bricio as running mate.

Career

Martins began as a secondary-school activist in Belo Horizonte, studied dentistry at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, led her faculty's student centre and became director of women's affairs of the National Students' Union (UNE). She coordinates the Frente Negra Revolucionária and is UP's vice-president. In 2022 she ran as vice-presidential candidate on Léo Péricles' ticket, which took 53,519 votes (0.05%). UP approved her candidacy in February 2026 and made it official at a convention in July.

Positions

Her programme calls for a socialist project for Brazil and more popular participation through plebiscites and community councils. Itatiaia lists proposals such as an audit of public debt for social spending, minimum wage rises, agrarian and urban reform, food price controls and stronger public services.

Summarised automatically from the linked sources. Itatiaia · Diário do Nordeste