Bia Kicis
{{short description|Brazilian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Bia Kicis
| image = Bia Kicis em agosto de 2019.jpg
| office = Member of the Chamber of Deputies
| term_start = 1 February 2019
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| constituency = Federal District
| birth_name = Beatriz Kicis Torrents de Sordi
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|09|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = Resende, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| party = PL (since 2022)
| otherparty = {{Plainlist|
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| occupation = Politician, lawyer and activist
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Beatriz Kicis Torrents de Sordi (born 19 September 1961), better known as Bia Kicis, is a Brazilian politician, activist, YouTuber, lawyer, and former attorney general for Brazil's Federal District. A self-declared right-winger,{{cite web|first1=Adriana|last1=Fernandes|first2=Leonencio|last2=Nossa|url=https://economia.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,a-ativista-que-uniu-bolsonaro-e-guedes,70002568135|title=A Ativista que uniu Bolsonaro e Guedes|website=O Estado de S. Paulo|date=27 October 2018|access-date=30 July 2019|language=pt}} she defends the use of verifiable paper records to prevent electoral fraud in the Brazilian electronic voting system.{{cite web|url=https://www.oantagonista.com/brasil/advogada-faz-sustentacao-oral-de-voto-impresso/|title=Advogada faz sustentação oral de voto impresso|website=O Antagonista|date=6 June 2018|access-date=30 July 2019|language=pt}} Kicis was elected federal deputy for the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies in the 2018 general election.{{cite web|url=https://g1.globo.com/df/distrito-federal/eleicoes/2018/noticia/2018/10/07/veja-quem-sao-os-oito-deputados-federais-eleitos-pelo-distrito-federal.ghtml|title=Veja quem são os oito deputados federais eleitos pelo Distrito Federal|website=G1|date=7 October 2018|access-date=30 July 2019|language=pt}}
Kicis signed the Madrid Charter, a document drafted by the right-wing Spanish party Vox that describes left-wing groups as enemies of Ibero-America involved in a "criminal project" that are "under the umbrella of the Cuban regime".{{Cite web|title=Carta de Madrid|url=https://fundaciondisenso.org/carta-de-madrid/|access-date=2021-12-07|website=Fundación Disenso|language=es}}
Early life and education
She was born on September 19, 1961, in Resende, Rio de Janeiro.{{Cite web |title=Deputada Federal Bia Kicis |url=https://www.camara.leg.br/deputados/204374 |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=Portal da Câmara dos Deputados |language=pt-br}} She is the daughter of Rubeni Torrents Pereira, a retired military engineer, and Leda Pfeil Kicis Torrents Pereira, who held a degree in psychology. Kicis graduated in law from the University of Brasília.{{Cite web |title=Gonet afirmou a Bolsonaro que não pretende atrapalhar governo caso assuma PGR, diz Bia Kicis |url=https://www.estadao.com.br/politica/blog-do-fausto-macedo/gonet-afirmou-a-bolsonaro-que-nao-pretende-atrapalhar-governo-caso-assuma-pgr-diz-bia-kicis/ |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=Estadão |language=pt-br}}
Personal life
Kicis is Roman Catholic{{Cite web|url=https://www.jornaldebrasilia.com.br/blogs-e-colunas/midias-e-identidade/bencaos-sobre-deputada-bia-kicis/amp/|title = As bençãos sobre a deputada Bia Kicis|date = 24 December 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1262463957253497&id=522420381257862|title = Bia Kicis| website=Facebook }}{{cite tweet|number=1355629779140141058|user=Biakicis|title=Quanta leviandade e mentira do Anta!Sou católica e como cristã posso ter colaborado c/ minha assinatura p/ a formaç…|date=30 January 2021}} and opposes abortion.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uol.com.br/universa/noticias/redacao/2021/02/26/aborto-no-congresso.amp.htm|title="Há grande chance de perdermos direito ao aborto legal", diz pesquisadora - 26/02/2021 - UOL Universa}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.biakicis.com.br/ Personal website] {{in lang|pt}}
- [https://mobile.twitter.com/Biakicis Bia Kicis on Twitter]
- [https://www.facebook.com/biakicisoficial/ Bia Kicis on Facebook]
- [https://www.instagram.com/biakicis/?hl=pt-br Bia Kicis on Instagram]
- [https://www.camara.leg.br/deputados/204374/biografia Profile in the Chamber of Deputies]
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{{s-ttl|title=Chamber Minority Leader|years=2024–present}}
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Category:Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from the Federal District
Category:Social Liberal Party (Brazil) politicians
Category:Brazil Union politicians
Category:Conservatism in Brazil
Category:Brazilian Roman Catholics
Category:21st-century Brazilian women politicians