Marina Silva — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Currently serves as Brazil's Minister of the Environment and Climate Change
Founder of the Sustainability Network (REDE)
Named a top global thinker by Foreign Policy magazine in 2010 for taking Green mainstream
Served as a senator for Acre (1995-2011) and federal deputy for São Paulo (since 2023)
Ran for president of Brazil in 2010, 2014, and 2018
Led demonstrations against deforestation with Chico Mendes

Biography

Maria Osmarina Marina da Silva Vaz de Lima, known as Marina Silva, is a prominent Brazilian politician and environmentalist. She currently serves as the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, a position she previously held from 2003 to 2008. Her extensive political career includes serving as a senator for the state of Acre from 1995 to 2011 and as a federal deputy for the state of São Paulo since 2023.