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Maria Luisa Melo

Maria Luisa de Melo dos Santos was born in the municipality of Buritis, State of Minas Gerais, but has lived in Brasília, Brazil's capital, ever since she was three days old. Despite the lack of age, she decided she would study Law at the age of nine, motivated by the simple desire of understanding what was implied behind the headlines of Jornal Nacional, the largest and most watched evening news on Brazilian television. Health Defense area. She also had brief experience at Distrito Federal's Public Ministry, linked to the 7th Narcotics Prosecutor's Office. She was also able to experience the universe of Labor Law by being part of the subject's specialized team in a traditional law firm in Brasília. Maria Luisa holds a Bachelor of Law degree from Centro Universitário de Brasília, and was awarded with honors in the night of her graduation ceremony due to her excellence as a student. She has a natural affinity for Criminal Law and has always fed the curiosity of understanding the way and the reason why criminal offenses are expressed in society, having dedicated her final paper in Law School to the study of the Application of the Family Systemic Constellation, founded by Bert Hellinger, in criminal execution. Her paper is now part of the institution's repository. Furthermore, Maria Luisa has been a Pedagogical Coordinator at Wizard by Pearson, a Brazilian language school, for two years, and worked as an English teacher for another five at the very same institution. She left the post so she could fully dedicate and commit to the world of Law. Nowadays, Maria Luisa is an associate attorney at Peter Fernandes e Marihá Viana Advogados Associados.