In early 2012 Santos' board of directors scrapped the women's section, to save money after handing their male player Neymar a gigantic new contract.

But Santos' board refused to reverse their decision, claiming that the women's team cost $2,000,000 a year to run and provided no financial return.

[13] She debuted for the senior Brazil national team in June 2007, a 2–0 friendly match defeat by the United States at Giants Stadium in New Jersey.

[18] Amidst allegations of a broken down bus plot,[19] Brazil lost their final group E game 1–0 to hosts Great Britain before a record crowd of 70,584 at Wembley Stadium.

That meant a quarter-final against World Cup holders Japan, who eliminated Brazil by winning 2–0 at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.

[20] In early 2015 Maurine was included in an 18-month residency programme intended to prepare Brazil's national team for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada and the 2016 Rio Olympics.

[21] At the World Cup, Maurine appeared in just one of Brazil's four matches, captaining a much-changed team in the 1–0 final group game win over Costa Rica.

After Brazil's 1–0 second round defeat by Australia, Maurine remained in Canada as part of the Brazilian selection for the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto.

[24] 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 3–0 6–0 7–1 7–1 2–0 4–0 In December 2013, Maurine was reported to be dating Lucas Surcin, a professional footballer for Audux, who is seven years her junior and the son of Marcelinho Carioca.