I come from a very typical family in Sao Paulo. Both my parents their families come from the North East which is the poorest region of Brazil. My mom she got pregnant when she was in high school and she was not supported by her biological father. She then met my father who was the most amazing person in my life but who was a very sick person so my father had the polarism. He had drug addiction and very normal to my context very hard in general. And I think that's what made me understand that you cannot just say that the problems with the church because the church is also the solution in those poor communities. So the ones who supported us with food when we needed to was
Tabata Amaral is a Brazilian politician currently serving as a federal deputy for the center-left Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB), representing the state of São Paulo.
In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Tabata Amaral discuss her journey from a childhood of poverty to her admission to Harvard and her election as one of the youngest congresspeople in Brazil; how Lula’s ideologically diverse coalition was able to oust President Jair Bolsonaro; why Bolsonaro continues to enjoy broad support; and how Brazil can unlock its future by fighting corruption and improving basic education.
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