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,[1] she defends the use of verifiable paper records to prevent electoral fraud in the Brazilian electronic voting system.[2] Kicis was elected federal deputy for the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies in the 2018 general election.[3]

Bia Kicis
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Assumed office
1 February 2019
ConstituencyFederal District
Personal details
Born
Beatriz Kicis Torrents de Sordi

(1961-09-19) 19 September 1961 (age 63)
Resende, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Political partyPL (since 2022)
Other political
affiliations
OccupationPolitician, lawyer and activist

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".[4]

Personal life

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Kicis is Roman Catholic[5][6][7] and opposes abortion.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Fernandes, Adriana; Nossa, Leonencio (27 October 2018). "A Ativista que uniu Bolsonaro e Guedes". O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Advogada faz sustentação oral de voto impresso". O Antagonista (in Portuguese). 6 June 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Veja quem são os oito deputados federais eleitos pelo Distrito Federal". G1 (in Portuguese). 7 October 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Carta de Madrid". Fundación Disenso (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  5. ^ "As bençãos sobre a deputada Bia Kicis". 24 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Bia Kicis". Facebook.
  7. ^ @Biakicis (30 January 2021). "Quanta leviandade e mentira do Anta!Sou católica e como cristã posso ter colaborado c/ minha assinatura p/ a formaç…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ ""Há grande chance de perdermos direito ao aborto legal", diz pesquisadora - 26/02/2021 - UOL Universa".
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Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)
Preceded by Chair of the Constitution, Justice and Citizenship Committee
2021–2023
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Aureo Ribeiro
Chair of the Financial Oversight and Control Committee
2023–present
Incumbent
Preceded by Chamber Minority Leader
2024–present
Incumbent