Sônia Guajajara

Sônia Bone de Souza Silva Santos (born 6 March 1974), usually known as Sônia Guajajara, is a Brazilian indigenous Guajajara activist, environmentalist, nurse and politician. A member of the Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL), she was initially a candidate for President of Brazil in the 2018 Brazilian general election, before being chosen as the vice presidential running mate of nominee Guilherme Boulos. This made her the first indigenous person to run for a federal executive position in Brazil. From 2023 to her resignation in 2026, she served as the inaugural Minister of Indigenous Peoples in the Second cabinet of Lula da Silva. In 2022, Guajajara was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time.