Ada Mello

Ada Mello
Mello in 2008
Senator for Alagoas
In office
15 September 2008 – 10 January 2009
Personal details
BornAda Mercedes de Mello Marques Luz
(1953-12-16)16 December 1953
Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
DiedFebruary 20, 2023(2023-02-20) (aged 69)
Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
PartyPTB
RelativesFernando Collor de Mello (cousin)
EducationFederal University of Alagoas
Profession

Ada Mello (16 December 1953 - 20 February 2023) was a Brazilian politician and social worker. A member of the Brazilian Labour Party, she served on the Federal Senate from 2008 to 2009.

Early life and education

Ada Mercedes de Mello Marques Luz was born on 16 December 1953 in Maceió. She graduated from Federal University of Alagoas with a degree in social work.

Career

She became a leader in the Alagoas Brazilian Labour Party in 2008. On 15 September 2008, Mello was appointed to the Federal Senate after Fernando Collor de Mello took a leave of absence. She served on the Federal Senate until 10 January 2009. She served as an alternate senator for Alagoas from 2007 to 2015. She was the second woman from Alagoas to hold a seat in the Federal Senate.

Aside from her political career, she worked as a social worker and psychologist.

Personal life and death

She was a cousin of Fernando Collor de Mello. She was Catholic and a follower of Saint Augustine. She died of lung cancer on 20 February 2023 at the age of 69 in Maceió.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Senadora Ada Mello - Senado Federal". Senado Federal (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  2. 1 2 Honorato, Maylson (21 April 2023). "Morre Ada Mello, Ex-Senadora Por Alagoas E Liderança Católica" [Ada Mello, former Senator from Alagoas and Catholic leader, has died]. Gazeta de Alagoas (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Tavares, Gabriel (20 April 2023). "Prima de Collor, ex-senadora Ada Mello morre aos 69 anos" [Collor's cousin, former Senator Ada Mello, dies at age 69]. UOL (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 Honorato, Maylson (20 April 2023). "Morre Ada Mello, ex-senadora por Alagoas e liderança católica" [Ada Mello, former senator from Alagoas and Catholic leader, has died]. GazetaWeb (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Prima de Collor toma posse no Senado" [Collor's cousin takes office in the Senate]. Vote Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 15 August 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ "Morre ex-senadora Ada Mello, prima de Fernando Collor" [Former Senator Ada Mello, Fernando Collor’s cousin, has died]. Em Tempo Noticias (in Brazilian Portuguese). 20 April 2023. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2026.