Manuela d'Ávila

Manuela Pinto Vieira d'Ávila (born 18 August 1981) is a Brazilian journalist and politician. She is a member of the Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB) since 2001. She was federal deputy from Rio Grande do Sul between 2007 and 2015 and leader of her party in the Chamber of Deputies in 2013. 
During the Communist Party congress in November 2017, Manuela was launched as pre-candidate for President of Brazil in the 2018 election. She withdrew from the race an supported Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. On 11 September 2018, D'Ávila became the running mate of Fernando Haddad, who replaced Lula as candidate. They lost the election on 28 October 2018.