Tabata Amaral: Regardless of holding office, regardless of party, because taking a stance, being bothered, trying to do something to change that reality is politics.
Simone Tebet: But I believe the greatest honor was being mayor, because it was also the greatest responsibility.
And the moment for me that is most precious, that touches my heart, that fills me with joy, that in difficult moments—when I say, I want to stop, it's not working anymore, the burden is too heavy, especially in this world of social media—has always been handing over the key to a home to a woman full of children who had nowhere to live and who always had to make the hard and sad choice between paying rent or having money at the end of the month to put food on the table.
Simone Tebet: So this thing about being permanent—it's permanent—no one will take it away from me. If I become aware of any type of violence, I kick the husband or partner out of the house, because my children will not sleep under a bridge.
Simone Tebet: Of course there are many wonderful moments, but this one in particular touches my heart deeply.