Postdoctoral researcher. PhD in Political Science from the University of São Paulo (USP). She completed a research internship at Sciences Po. Master in Political Science from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). She also has a degree in International Relations from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). She focuses her research in the areas: Brazilian Politics, Comparative Politics and Political Sociology. The topics of interest are: political parties, union action, organized interests and decision-making processes, inequalities and political ideologies. Scholarship from the São Paulo State Research Support Foundation (FAPESP).