Leadership and influence Chevening is looking for individuals who will be future leaders or influencers in their home countries. Explain how you meet this requirement, using clear examples of your own leadership and influencing skills to support your answer. (minimum word count: 100 words, maximum word count: 500 words)

Since adolescence, people have identified me as a leader, whether it's being a class representative or picking a team to play sports with. It is a characteristic that the people I relate to naturally attribute to me.

This

allowed me to develop enough capacity to take office at the age of 26 in one of the most desired positions in public service, as a Tax Auditor for the Brazilian Federal Revenue Service (RFB).

Initially

, I worked in Jaguarão, a city which borders Uruguay, where we essentially perform customs activities. Due to my attributes, in less than a year I was already supervising importing and exporting requirements. Later I became head of the customs inspection sector and, at the age of 29, I was the

first

woman to become the Chief Inspector, which is the highest business of the organization in that locality.

Then

, when I moved to Rio de Janeiro, in 2013, I was ahead of the team that analyzed administrative processes of corporate duty refunds, restitution and compensation. At that time I finished my graduate degree in Public Administration and my final paper was a restructuring of analysis and approval of these processes, in order to make them faster. Posteriorly, in 2015, I was invited to lead the Inspection Division, in which I faced the challenge to command 12 teams that carried out legal entity inspections. The main difficulties were the changes in the Brazilian accounting legislation to adapt to the International Financial Reporting Standards, as well as the new income tax return system. At the same time, I completed my post-graduation in Tax Law which allowed me, in 2018, to participate in a designation of Auditors who judges administrative processes, a post I currently hold. In the same way, I exercise my leadership in the personal area.

For example

, since 2013 I have been a member of the international non-governmental organization known as The Rosicrucian Amorc, where I seek spiritual enhancement. In Brazil, there are several affiliated of the Grand Lodge of the Portuguese Language, among them the Guanabara Lodge, located in Rio de Janeiro, in which I participate as a member and

also

as a volunteer. In 2016 and 2017 I was part of the Administrative Council, as treasurer, and since 2021 I have been part of the accountability committee.

In addition

, on social media, I share my experience of overcoming breast cancer, which was diagnosed in 2021. I influence other people to have a healthy lifestyle and show that

although

it is a serious disease, it can be overcome with the proper treatment combined with an optimistic and light attitude.