{"id":18998,"date":"2016-12-12T10:36:23","date_gmt":"2016-12-12T10:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/the-ombudsperson\/a-equipa\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T15:33:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T14:33:47","slug":"the-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/who-we-are\/the-ombudsperson\/the-team\/","title":{"rendered":"The Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><!-- RS_MODULE_CODE_2.5.3 --> <div id=\"readspeaker_button18998\" class=\"rs_skip rs_preserve\"><a class=\"rs_href\" title=\"Ouvir com ReadSpeaker\" href=\"https:\/\/app-eu.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=6394&amp;lang=pt_pt&amp;readid=rspeak_read_18998&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.provedor-jus.pt%2Fen%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F18998\" onclick=\"readpage(this.href, 'xp18998'); return false;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/wp-content\/plugins\/enterprise_expanding_hl_wordpress-2x\/img\/icon_16px.gif\" alt=\"Ouvir com ReadSpeaker\" style=\"display: inline-block; margin-right: 5px;\"\/>Ouvir<\/a><\/div><div id=\"xp18998\" class=\"rs_addtools rs_splitbutton rs_preserve rs_skip rs_exp\"><\/div><div id=\"rspeak_read_18998\"><p>[vc_row el_class=&#8221;default_main_block&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; el_class=&#8221;default_menu_left column_container_left&#8221;][vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=&#8221;127&#8243; el_class=&#8221;menu-main-menu&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; el_class=&#8221;column_container_right team_wrapper&#8221;][vc_custom_heading source=&#8221;post_title&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:50px|text_align:left&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Unna%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;]<div class=\"sc_team sc_team_default team_container\" data-slides-per-view=\"2\" data-slides-min-width=\"150\"\t\t>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_columns sc_item_columns trx_addons_columns_wrap columns_padding_bottom\"><div class=\"trx_addons_column-1_2\"><div class=\"sc_team_item\">\n\t<div class=\"post_featured with_thumb hover_dots sc_team_item_thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/GabinetePdJ_JoaoLazaro-555x603.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wizors_investments-thumb-med size-wizors_investments-thumb-med wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jo\u00e3o L\u00e1zaro\" \/><div class=\"mask\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/joao-lazaro\/\" title=\"Icon Dots\" class=\"icons\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_info\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sc_team_item_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/joao-lazaro\/\">Jo\u00e3o L\u00e1zaro<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_subtitle\">DEPUTY OMBUDSMAN<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_content\"><p><!-- RS_MODULE_CODE_2.5.3 --> <\/p>\n<div id=\"readspeaker_button27895\" class=\"rs_skip rs_preserve\"><a class=\"rs_href\" title=\"Ouvir com ReadSpeaker\" href=\"https:\/\/app-eu.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=6394&amp;lang=pt_pt&amp;readid=rspeak_read_27895&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.provedor-jus.pt%2Fen%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F18998\" onclick=\"readpage(this.href, 'xp27895'); return false;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/wp-content\/plugins\/enterprise_expanding_hl_wordpress-2x\/img\/icon_16px.gif\" alt=\"Ouvir com ReadSpeaker\" style=\"display: inline-block; margin-right: 5px;\"\/>Ouvir<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"xp27895\" class=\"rs_addtools rs_splitbutton rs_preserve rs_skip rs_exp\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"rspeak_read_27895\">Jo\u00e3o L\u00e1zaro holds a degree in Law and a postgraduate qualification in Victim-Offender Mediation and Restorative Justice. He served as Secretary-General of APAV from 1995 to 2007, as Vice-President and Executive Director from 2007 to 2012, and as Chief Executive Officer from 2012 to 2026, a position he held until his appointment as Deputy Ombudsman. He practised as a lawyer&hellip;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/joao-lazaro\/\" class=\"sc_button sc_button_simple\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"trx_addons_column-1_2\"><div class=\"sc_team_item\">\n\t<div class=\"post_featured with_thumb hover_dots sc_team_item_thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/GabinetePdJ_TiagoFFreitas-555x603.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wizors_investments-thumb-med size-wizors_investments-thumb-med wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tiago Fidalgo de Freitas\" \/><div class=\"mask\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/tiago-fidalgo-de-freitas\/\" title=\"Icon Dots\" class=\"icons\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_info\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sc_team_item_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/tiago-fidalgo-de-freitas\/\">Tiago Fidalgo de Freitas<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_subtitle\">Deputy Ombudsman<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_content\"><p><!-- RS_MODULE_CODE_2.5.3 --> <\/p>\n<div id=\"readspeaker_button19069\" class=\"rs_skip rs_preserve\"><a class=\"rs_href\" title=\"Ouvir com ReadSpeaker\" href=\"https:\/\/app-eu.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=6394&amp;lang=pt_pt&amp;readid=rspeak_read_19069&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.provedor-jus.pt%2Fen%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F18998\" onclick=\"readpage(this.href, 'xp19069'); return false;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/wp-content\/plugins\/enterprise_expanding_hl_wordpress-2x\/img\/icon_16px.gif\" alt=\"Ouvir com ReadSpeaker\" style=\"display: inline-block; margin-right: 5px;\"\/>Ouvir<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"xp19069\" class=\"rs_addtools rs_splitbutton rs_preserve rs_skip rs_exp\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"rspeak_read_19069\">Tiago Fidalgo de Freitas holds an LL.M. from New York University School of Law (New York, USA) and the European University Institute (Florence, Italy). He is an Invited Assistant Professor at the University of Lisbon School of Law, where he obtained his law degree, and has been an Assistant Researcher and Executive Coordinator of the Lisbon Public Law Research Centre&hellip;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/tiago-fidalgo-de-freitas\/\" class=\"sc_button sc_button_simple\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"trx_addons_column-1_2\"><div class=\"sc_team_item\">\n\t<div class=\"post_featured with_thumb hover_dots sc_team_item_thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/GabinetePdJ_SofiaNRodrigues-555x603.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wizors_investments-thumb-med size-wizors_investments-thumb-med wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sofia Nascimento Rodrigues\" \/><div class=\"mask\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/sofia-nascimento-rodrigues\/\" title=\"Icon Dots\" class=\"icons\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_info\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sc_team_item_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/sofia-nascimento-rodrigues\/\">Sofia Nascimento Rodrigues<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_subtitle\">Head of Cabinet<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_content\"><p><!-- RS_MODULE_CODE_2.5.3 --> <\/p>\n<div id=\"readspeaker_button31009\" class=\"rs_skip rs_preserve\"><a class=\"rs_href\" title=\"Ouvir com ReadSpeaker\" href=\"https:\/\/app-eu.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=6394&amp;lang=pt_pt&amp;readid=rspeak_read_31009&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.provedor-jus.pt%2Fen%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F18998\" onclick=\"readpage(this.href, 'xp31009'); return false;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/wp-content\/plugins\/enterprise_expanding_hl_wordpress-2x\/img\/icon_16px.gif\" alt=\"Ouvir com ReadSpeaker\" style=\"display: inline-block; margin-right: 5px;\"\/>Ouvir<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"xp31009\" class=\"rs_addtools rs_splitbutton rs_preserve rs_skip rs_exp\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"rspeak_read_31009\">Sofia Amaral do Nascimento Rodrigues C\u00e2mara\u00a0holds a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Law and a Master\u2019s degree in Financial Law, as well as a postgraduate qualification in Education for Sustainable Global Peace, under the UNESCO Chair programme. Her professional career includes experience at the Bank of Portugal and the Portuguese Securities Market Commission (CMVM), as well as serving as Head of the&hellip;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/sofia-nascimento-rodrigues\/\" class=\"sc_button sc_button_simple\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"trx_addons_column-1_2\"><div class=\"sc_team_item\">\n\t<div class=\"post_featured with_thumb hover_dots sc_team_item_thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Secretaria-Geral_Helena-555x603.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wizors_investments-thumb-med size-wizors_investments-thumb-med wp-post-image\" alt=\"Helena Afonso\" \/><div class=\"mask\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/helena-afonso\/\" title=\"Icon Dots\" class=\"icons\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_info\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sc_team_item_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/helena-afonso\/\">Helena Afonso<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_subtitle\">Secretary-General<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_content\"><p><!-- RS_MODULE_CODE_2.5.3 --> <\/p>\n<div id=\"readspeaker_button19072\" class=\"rs_skip rs_preserve\"><a class=\"rs_href\" title=\"Ouvir com ReadSpeaker\" href=\"https:\/\/app-eu.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=6394&amp;lang=pt_pt&amp;readid=rspeak_read_19072&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.provedor-jus.pt%2Fen%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F18998\" onclick=\"readpage(this.href, 'xp19072'); return false;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/wp-content\/plugins\/enterprise_expanding_hl_wordpress-2x\/img\/icon_16px.gif\" alt=\"Ouvir com ReadSpeaker\" style=\"display: inline-block; margin-right: 5px;\"\/>Ouvir<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"xp19072\" class=\"rs_addtools rs_splitbutton rs_preserve rs_skip rs_exp\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"rspeak_read_19072\">Helena Afonso was born in Mozambique in 1967. She holds a degree in Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon (1985\u20131990) and a postgraduate degree in European Studies from the European Institute of the same Faculty. She began her career as a lawyer and subsequently held technical and management positions at various levels within the Public&hellip;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/helena-afonso\/\" class=\"sc_button sc_button_simple\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"trx_addons_column-1_2\"><div class=\"sc_team_item\">\n\t<div class=\"post_featured with_thumb hover_dots sc_team_item_thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/CoordenadoresPdJ_JoaoPortugal-555x603.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wizors_investments-thumb-med size-wizors_investments-thumb-med wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jo\u00e3o Portugal\" \/><div class=\"mask\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/joao-portugal\/\" title=\"Icon Dots\" class=\"icons\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_info\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sc_team_item_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/joao-portugal\/\">Jo\u00e3o Portugal<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_subtitle\">Coordinator<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_content\"><p><!-- RS_MODULE_CODE_2.5.3 --> <\/p>\n<div id=\"readspeaker_button19056\" class=\"rs_skip rs_preserve\"><a class=\"rs_href\" title=\"Ouvir com ReadSpeaker\" href=\"https:\/\/app-eu.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=6394&amp;lang=pt_pt&amp;readid=rspeak_read_19056&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.provedor-jus.pt%2Fen%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F18998\" onclick=\"readpage(this.href, 'xp19056'); return false;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/wp-content\/plugins\/enterprise_expanding_hl_wordpress-2x\/img\/icon_16px.gif\" alt=\"Ouvir com ReadSpeaker\" style=\"display: inline-block; margin-right: 5px;\"\/>Ouvir<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"xp19056\" class=\"rs_addtools rs_splitbutton rs_preserve rs_skip rs_exp\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"rspeak_read_19056\">Jo\u00e3o Portugal was born in Leiria on the 27th January, 1965. He holds a degree in Law (Political and Legal Sciences) from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon. He was a trainee assistant professor in Political Science, Constitutional Law and Public International Law. Since 1993, he has been working at the Ombudsman. From 1998 till 2022, he&hellip;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/joao-portugal\/\" class=\"sc_button sc_button_simple\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"trx_addons_column-1_2\"><div class=\"sc_team_item\">\n\t<div class=\"post_featured with_thumb hover_dots sc_team_item_thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/CoordenadoresPdJ_Catarina-555x603.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wizors_investments-thumb-med size-wizors_investments-thumb-med wp-post-image\" alt=\"Catarina Sampaio Ventura\" \/><div class=\"mask\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/catarina-ventura\/\" title=\"Icon Dots\" class=\"icons\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_info\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sc_team_item_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/catarina-ventura\/\">Catarina Sampaio Ventura<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_subtitle\">Coordinator<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_content\"><p><!-- RS_MODULE_CODE_2.5.3 --> <\/p>\n<div id=\"readspeaker_button19063\" class=\"rs_skip rs_preserve\"><a class=\"rs_href\" title=\"Ouvir com ReadSpeaker\" href=\"https:\/\/app-eu.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=6394&amp;lang=pt_pt&amp;readid=rspeak_read_19063&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.provedor-jus.pt%2Fen%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F18998\" onclick=\"readpage(this.href, 'xp19063'); return false;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/wp-content\/plugins\/enterprise_expanding_hl_wordpress-2x\/img\/icon_16px.gif\" alt=\"Ouvir com ReadSpeaker\" style=\"display: inline-block; margin-right: 5px;\"\/>Ouvir<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"xp19063\" class=\"rs_addtools rs_splitbutton rs_preserve rs_skip rs_exp\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"rspeak_read_19063\">Catarina Sampaio Ventura was born in Coimbra in 1971. She graduated in Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra in 1995, where she also completed the taught component of a Master\u2019s degree in Legal and Political Sciences (1998\u20131999) and a postgraduate degree in Medical Law (2003\u20132004). She was also a Trainee Assistant at the Faculty, teaching&hellip;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/catarina-ventura\/\" class=\"sc_button sc_button_simple\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"trx_addons_column-1_2\"><div class=\"sc_team_item\">\n\t<div class=\"post_featured with_thumb hover_dots sc_team_item_thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/CoordenadoresPdJ_TeresaBessa-555x603.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wizors_investments-thumb-med size-wizors_investments-thumb-med wp-post-image\" alt=\"Teresa Bessa\" \/><div class=\"mask\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/teresa-bessa\/\" title=\"Icon Dots\" class=\"icons\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_info\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sc_team_item_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/teresa-bessa\/\">Teresa Bessa<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_subtitle\">Coordinator<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_content\"><p><!-- RS_MODULE_CODE_2.5.3 --> <\/p>\n<div id=\"readspeaker_button28128\" class=\"rs_skip rs_preserve\"><a class=\"rs_href\" title=\"Ouvir com ReadSpeaker\" href=\"https:\/\/app-eu.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=6394&amp;lang=pt_pt&amp;readid=rspeak_read_28128&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.provedor-jus.pt%2Fen%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F18998\" onclick=\"readpage(this.href, 'xp28128'); return false;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/wp-content\/plugins\/enterprise_expanding_hl_wordpress-2x\/img\/icon_16px.gif\" alt=\"Ouvir com ReadSpeaker\" style=\"display: inline-block; margin-right: 5px;\"\/>Ouvir<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"xp28128\" class=\"rs_addtools rs_splitbutton rs_preserve rs_skip rs_exp\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"rspeak_read_28128\">Maria Bessa was born in Coimbra, on January 5th, 1968. She has a degree in Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon and a post-graduate degree in Political-Administrative Sciences (administrative branch) from the same Faculty. She practiced law and was Sub-Inspector General in the General Inspection of Justice Services. She began working in the Ombudsman&#8217;s Office&hellip;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/teresa-bessa\/\" class=\"sc_button sc_button_simple\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"trx_addons_column-1_2\"><div class=\"sc_team_item\">\n\t<div class=\"post_featured with_thumb hover_dots sc_team_item_thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/CoordenadoresPdJ_Elsa-555x603.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wizors_investments-thumb-med size-wizors_investments-thumb-med wp-post-image\" alt=\"Elsa Dias\" \/><div class=\"mask\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/elsa-maria-henriques-dias\/\" title=\"Icon Dots\" class=\"icons\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_info\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sc_team_item_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/elsa-maria-henriques-dias\/\">Elsa Dias<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_subtitle\">Coordinator<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_content\"><p><!-- RS_MODULE_CODE_2.5.3 --> <\/p>\n<div id=\"readspeaker_button19062\" class=\"rs_skip rs_preserve\"><a class=\"rs_href\" title=\"Ouvir com ReadSpeaker\" href=\"https:\/\/app-eu.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=6394&amp;lang=pt_pt&amp;readid=rspeak_read_19062&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.provedor-jus.pt%2Fen%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F18998\" onclick=\"readpage(this.href, 'xp19062'); return false;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/wp-content\/plugins\/enterprise_expanding_hl_wordpress-2x\/img\/icon_16px.gif\" alt=\"Ouvir com ReadSpeaker\" style=\"display: inline-block; margin-right: 5px;\"\/>Ouvir<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"xp19062\" class=\"rs_addtools rs_splitbutton rs_preserve rs_skip rs_exp\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"rspeak_read_19062\">Elsa Dias was born in Alverca do Ribatejo on the 10 March, 1966. She holds a degree in Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, with postgraduate degrees in European Studies and on Organizations\u2019 Fiscal Management. She was legal advser at the Office of the Chief Financial Officer of Lisbon and was a lawyer at the&hellip;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/elsa-maria-henriques-dias\/\" class=\"sc_button sc_button_simple\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"trx_addons_column-1_2\"><div class=\"sc_team_item\">\n\t<div class=\"post_featured with_thumb hover_dots sc_team_item_thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/CoordenadoresPdJ_PedroSena-555x603.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wizors_investments-thumb-med size-wizors_investments-thumb-med wp-post-image\" alt=\"Pedro de Sena\" \/><div class=\"mask\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/pedro-de-sena\/\" title=\"Icon Dots\" class=\"icons\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_info\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sc_team_item_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/pedro-de-sena\/\">Pedro de Sena<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_subtitle\">Coordinator<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_content\"><p><!-- RS_MODULE_CODE_2.5.3 --> <\/p>\n<div id=\"readspeaker_button19061\" class=\"rs_skip rs_preserve\"><a class=\"rs_href\" title=\"Ouvir com ReadSpeaker\" href=\"https:\/\/app-eu.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=6394&amp;lang=pt_pt&amp;readid=rspeak_read_19061&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.provedor-jus.pt%2Fen%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F18998\" onclick=\"readpage(this.href, 'xp19061'); return false;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/wp-content\/plugins\/enterprise_expanding_hl_wordpress-2x\/img\/icon_16px.gif\" alt=\"Ouvir com ReadSpeaker\" style=\"display: inline-block; margin-right: 5px;\"\/>Ouvir<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"xp19061\" class=\"rs_addtools rs_splitbutton rs_preserve rs_skip rs_exp\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"rspeak_read_19061\">Pedro de Sena was born in Vila Franca de Xira on 18 November 1970. He holds a PhD with a specialisation in International Migration Law from the University of Amsterdam (2023), as well as masters\u2019 degrees in Public International Law from the University of London (2014) and in Information Technology and Intellectual Property Law from the University of Hong Kong&hellip;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/pedro-de-sena\/\" class=\"sc_button sc_button_simple\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"trx_addons_column-1_2\"><div class=\"sc_team_item\">\n\t<div class=\"post_featured with_thumb hover_dots sc_team_item_thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/CoordenadoresPdJ_Miguel-555x603.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wizors_investments-thumb-med size-wizors_investments-thumb-med wp-post-image\" alt=\"Miguel Feldmann\" \/><div class=\"mask\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/miguel-feldmann\/\" title=\"Icon Dots\" class=\"icons\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_info\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sc_team_item_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/miguel-feldmann\/\">Miguel Feldmann<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_subtitle\">Coordinator - National Preventive Mechanism<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_content\"><p><!-- RS_MODULE_CODE_2.5.3 --> <\/p>\n<div id=\"readspeaker_button19059\" class=\"rs_skip rs_preserve\"><a class=\"rs_href\" title=\"Ouvir com ReadSpeaker\" href=\"https:\/\/app-eu.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=6394&amp;lang=pt_pt&amp;readid=rspeak_read_19059&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.provedor-jus.pt%2Fen%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F18998\" onclick=\"readpage(this.href, 'xp19059'); return false;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/wp-content\/plugins\/enterprise_expanding_hl_wordpress-2x\/img\/icon_16px.gif\" alt=\"Ouvir com ReadSpeaker\" style=\"display: inline-block; margin-right: 5px;\"\/>Ouvir<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"xp19059\" class=\"rs_addtools rs_splitbutton rs_preserve rs_skip rs_exp\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"rspeak_read_19059\">Miguel Feldmann was born in Lisbon on 18 October 1967. He graduated in Law from the Faculty of Law of Universidade Cat\u00f3lica Portuguesa in Lisbon and attended the Institute for European Studies at the Universit\u00e9 Libre de Bruxelles. A legal adviser and lawyer, he served as an Adviser to the Ombudsperson from 1999 to 2007. After serving as an Assistant&hellip;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/miguel-feldmann\/\" class=\"sc_button sc_button_simple\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"trx_addons_column-1_2\"><div class=\"sc_team_item\">\n\t<div class=\"post_featured with_thumb hover_dots sc_team_item_thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GabinetePdJ_Afonso-2-555x603.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wizors_investments-thumb-med size-wizors_investments-thumb-med wp-post-image\" alt=\"Afonso Br\u00e1s\" \/><div class=\"mask\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/afonso-bras\/\" title=\"Icon Dots\" class=\"icons\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_info\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sc_team_item_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/afonso-bras\/\">Afonso Br\u00e1s<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_subtitle\">Cabinet Member<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_content\"><p><!-- RS_MODULE_CODE_2.5.3 --> <\/p>\n<div id=\"readspeaker_button35010\" class=\"rs_skip rs_preserve\"><a class=\"rs_href\" title=\"Ouvir com ReadSpeaker\" href=\"https:\/\/app-eu.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=6394&amp;lang=pt_pt&amp;readid=rspeak_read_35010&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.provedor-jus.pt%2Fen%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F18998\" onclick=\"readpage(this.href, 'xp35010'); return false;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/wp-content\/plugins\/enterprise_expanding_hl_wordpress-2x\/img\/icon_16px.gif\" alt=\"Ouvir com ReadSpeaker\" style=\"display: inline-block; margin-right: 5px;\"\/>Ouvir<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"xp35010\" class=\"rs_addtools rs_splitbutton rs_preserve rs_skip rs_exp\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"rspeak_read_35010\">Afonso Br\u00e1s holds a degree in Law (2014) and a Master&#8217;s degree in Law, with a specialisation in Constitutional Law (2023), from the University of Lisbon School of Law, where he is a Guest Lecturer and a PhD candidate. He is also a Guest Lecturer at ISEG \u2013 Lisbon School of Economics and Management. His main research areas are Constitutional&hellip;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/afonso-bras\/\" class=\"sc_button sc_button_simple\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"trx_addons_column-1_2\"><div class=\"sc_team_item\">\n\t<div class=\"post_featured with_thumb hover_dots sc_team_item_thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GabinetePdJ_Elda-555x603.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wizors_investments-thumb-med size-wizors_investments-thumb-med wp-post-image\" alt=\"Elda Morais\" \/><div class=\"mask\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/elda-morais\/\" title=\"Icon Dots\" class=\"icons\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_info\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sc_team_item_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/elda-morais\/\">Elda Morais<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_subtitle\">Cabinet Member<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_content\"><p><!-- RS_MODULE_CODE_2.5.3 --> <\/p>\n<div id=\"readspeaker_button35014\" class=\"rs_skip rs_preserve\"><a class=\"rs_href\" title=\"Ouvir com ReadSpeaker\" href=\"https:\/\/app-eu.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=6394&amp;lang=pt_pt&amp;readid=rspeak_read_35014&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.provedor-jus.pt%2Fen%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F18998\" onclick=\"readpage(this.href, 'xp35014'); return false;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/wp-content\/plugins\/enterprise_expanding_hl_wordpress-2x\/img\/icon_16px.gif\" alt=\"Ouvir com ReadSpeaker\" style=\"display: inline-block; margin-right: 5px;\"\/>Ouvir<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"xp35014\" class=\"rs_addtools rs_splitbutton rs_preserve rs_skip rs_exp\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"rspeak_read_35014\">Elda Morais holds a Law degree from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon (1985-1990).With a professional career in the Portuguese Public Administration that began in 1994, she has held technical, middle-management, and senior leadership positions, with a particular focus on human resources, performance evaluation, planning, and management. Throughout her career, she has led multidisciplinary teams and represented&hellip;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/elda-morais\/\" class=\"sc_button sc_button_simple\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"trx_addons_column-1_2\"><div class=\"sc_team_item\">\n\t<div class=\"post_featured with_thumb hover_dots sc_team_item_thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GabinetePdJ_Catarina-555x603.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wizors_investments-thumb-med size-wizors_investments-thumb-med wp-post-image\" alt=\"Catarina Carreira\" \/><div class=\"mask\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/catarina-carreira\/\" title=\"Icon Dots\" class=\"icons\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_info\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sc_team_item_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/catarina-carreira\/\">Catarina Carreira<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_subtitle\">Cabinet Member<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_content\"><p><!-- RS_MODULE_CODE_2.5.3 --> <\/p>\n<div id=\"readspeaker_button35012\" class=\"rs_skip rs_preserve\"><a class=\"rs_href\" title=\"Ouvir com ReadSpeaker\" href=\"https:\/\/app-eu.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=6394&amp;lang=pt_pt&amp;readid=rspeak_read_35012&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.provedor-jus.pt%2Fen%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F18998\" onclick=\"readpage(this.href, 'xp35012'); return false;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/wp-content\/plugins\/enterprise_expanding_hl_wordpress-2x\/img\/icon_16px.gif\" alt=\"Ouvir com ReadSpeaker\" style=\"display: inline-block; margin-right: 5px;\"\/>Ouvir<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"xp35012\" class=\"rs_addtools rs_splitbutton rs_preserve rs_skip rs_exp\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"rspeak_read_35012\">Catarina Carreira holds a degree in Sociology and a Master\u2019s degree in E-learning Systems Management from NOVA University Lisbon, Faculty of Social and Human Sciences. She has held middle-management and technical positions in the Portuguese Public Administration, developing her professional career in the field of official statistics on science and technology. She has represented Portugal in various national and international&hellip;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/catarina-carreira\/\" class=\"sc_button sc_button_simple\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"trx_addons_column-1_2\"><div class=\"sc_team_item\">\n\t<div class=\"post_featured with_thumb hover_dots sc_team_item_thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GabinetePdJ_Mariana-555x603.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wizors_investments-thumb-med size-wizors_investments-thumb-med wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mariana Melo Eg\u00eddio\" \/><div class=\"mask\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/mariana-melo-egidio\/\" title=\"Icon Dots\" class=\"icons\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_info\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sc_team_item_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/mariana-melo-egidio\/\">Mariana Melo Eg\u00eddio<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_subtitle\">Cabinet Member<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_content\"><p><!-- RS_MODULE_CODE_2.5.3 --> <\/p>\n<div id=\"readspeaker_button32400\" class=\"rs_skip rs_preserve\"><a class=\"rs_href\" title=\"Ouvir com ReadSpeaker\" href=\"https:\/\/app-eu.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=6394&amp;lang=pt_pt&amp;readid=rspeak_read_32400&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.provedor-jus.pt%2Fen%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F18998\" onclick=\"readpage(this.href, 'xp32400'); return false;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/wp-content\/plugins\/enterprise_expanding_hl_wordpress-2x\/img\/icon_16px.gif\" alt=\"Ouvir com ReadSpeaker\" style=\"display: inline-block; margin-right: 5px;\"\/>Ouvir<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"xp32400\" class=\"rs_addtools rs_splitbutton rs_preserve rs_skip rs_exp\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"rspeak_read_32400\">Mariana Melo Eg\u00eddio has a degree in Law, with a specialisation in Legal and Political Sciences, from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon (2009), and is a Guest Lecturer and PhD student at the same institution. Her main research interests are in the areas of Constitutional Law, Fundamental Rights, Constitutional Justice, Administrative Law, Data Protection, Access to&hellip;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/mariana-melo-egidio\/\" class=\"sc_button sc_button_simple\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"trx_addons_column-1_2\"><div class=\"sc_team_item\">\n\t<div class=\"post_featured with_thumb hover_dots sc_team_item_thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GabinetePdJ_Eva-555x603.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wizors_investments-thumb-med size-wizors_investments-thumb-med wp-post-image\" alt=\"Eva Gaspar\" \/><div class=\"mask\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/eva-gaspar\/\" title=\"Icon Dots\" class=\"icons\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_info\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sc_team_item_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/eva-gaspar\/\">Eva Gaspar<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_subtitle\">Cabinet Member<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_content\"><p><!-- RS_MODULE_CODE_2.5.3 --> <\/p>\n<div id=\"readspeaker_button19060\" class=\"rs_skip rs_preserve\"><a class=\"rs_href\" title=\"Ouvir com ReadSpeaker\" href=\"https:\/\/app-eu.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=6394&amp;lang=pt_pt&amp;readid=rspeak_read_19060&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.provedor-jus.pt%2Fen%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F18998\" onclick=\"readpage(this.href, 'xp19060'); return false;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/wp-content\/plugins\/enterprise_expanding_hl_wordpress-2x\/img\/icon_16px.gif\" alt=\"Ouvir com ReadSpeaker\" style=\"display: inline-block; margin-right: 5px;\"\/>Ouvir<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"xp19060\" class=\"rs_addtools rs_splitbutton rs_preserve rs_skip rs_exp\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"rspeak_read_19060\">Eva Gaspar holds a degree in Economics from the Instituto Superior de Economia e Gest\u00e3o (ISEG), Universidade T\u00e9cnica de Lisboa. From 1994 to 2002, she was Brussels correspondent for Di\u00e1rio Econ\u00f3mico, covering the European Union institutions, and, from 1999 to 2002, also served as Brussels correspondent for RDP\u2013Antena 1. Between 2003 and 2017, she was chief editor and columnist at&hellip;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/eva-gaspar\/\" class=\"sc_button sc_button_simple\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"trx_addons_column-1_2\"><div class=\"sc_team_item\">\n\t<div class=\"post_featured with_thumb hover_dots sc_team_item_thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GabinetePdJ_Lina-555x603.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wizors_investments-thumb-med size-wizors_investments-thumb-med wp-post-image\" alt=\"Lina Mascarenhas\" \/><div class=\"mask\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/lina-rocha-mascarenhas\/\" title=\"Icon Dots\" class=\"icons\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_info\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sc_team_item_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/en\/team\/lina-rocha-mascarenhas\/\">Lina Mascarenhas<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_subtitle\">Personal Secretary<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sc_team_item_content\"><p><!-- RS_MODULE_CODE_2.5.3 --> <\/p>\n<div id=\"readspeaker_button19055\" class=\"rs_skip rs_preserve\"><a class=\"rs_href\" title=\"Ouvir com ReadSpeaker\" href=\"https:\/\/app-eu.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=6394&amp;lang=pt_pt&amp;readid=rspeak_read_19055&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.provedor-jus.pt%2Fen%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F18998\" onclick=\"readpage(this.href, 'xp19055'); return false;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provedor-jus.pt\/wp-content\/plugins\/enterprise_expanding_hl_wordpress-2x\/img\/icon_16px.gif\" alt=\"Ouvir com ReadSpeaker\" style=\"display: inline-block; margin-right: 5px;\"\/>Ouvir<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"xp19055\" class=\"rs_addtools rs_splitbutton rs_preserve rs_skip rs_exp\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"rspeak_read_19055\">Lina Mascarenhas was born in Lisbon on the 22 June, 1963. She studied Secretarial Techniques and attended the Translators and Interpreters Course of the Superior Institute of Languages and Administration. She entered the Ombudsman&#8217;s Office in 1996 and since then has worked as Personal Secretary of successive Ombudspersons. 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