Brazil
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Arthur César
Pereira de Lira
(Male)
Year of birth
1969
Additional information
Elected on 1 Feb. 2021, re-elected on 1 Feb. 2023.
Secretary general
Secretary General
Ruthier
de Sousa Silva
(Male)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 9 February 2021.
Secretary General
Celso
de Barros Correia Neto
(Male)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 12 February 2021.
Members
Current number of members, by sex
Men
The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
Women
The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
Percentage of women
Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
Age
Average age of all members
Click for historical data
See historical data for this field.
Reserved seats and quotas
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Notes
Legislated candidate quotas. Electoral law guarantees that lists contain a minimum of 30% and a maximum of 70% of candidates of each sex.
Elections > Election results
Candidates
Total number of candidates
Total number of people who registered as candidates for election. Does not include people who stood as candidates to become "substitute members".
10,630
Number of female candidates
Number of female candidates
3,718
Percentage of women candidates
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
34.98%
Number of candidates, by sex
Number of female candidates
Number of female candidates
3718
Percentage of women candidates
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
34.98%
Results
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
422
Number of women elected
91
Percentage of women elected
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women elected in the election and the number of seats at stake at the election.
17.74%
Number of women after election or renewal, by mode of designation
Women Directly Elected
91
New legislature
Total number of men after the election
The total number of male parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
422
Total number of women after the election
The total number of female parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
91
First Speaker of the new legislature
First Speaker of the new legislature
First name of the Speaker of the new legislature following the election or renewal.
Arthur César
Pereira de Lira
(Male)
Political party
Progressive Party (PP)
Date of election
01.02.2023
Elections > Historical data on women
Women's suffrage
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1932
National or local
Suffrage: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage
Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
Universal
Women’s right to stand for election
Women's right to stand for election
Year in which women obtained the right to stand for election
1932
National or local
Stand for Election: National or Local
National
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament
Year in which first woman entered parliament
1933
Specialized body - Women's caucus
Women's Caucus of the Chamber of Deputies
(January 2013)
Formal or informal
Formal
The caucus is open to male MPs
No
The caucus is cross-party
Yes
Notes
The Women's Caucus has been responsible for great advances in the defense of women's rights, previously called 'Bancada do Batom'. Its meetings take place monthly, in an ordinary way, and extraordinarily whenever a parliamentarian requests that the collegiate deliberate on a certain matter.
The Women's Caucus has a coordinator and three deputy coordinators (from different parties), elected by all deputies in the first half of the first and third legislative sessions.
The Women's Caucus has a coordinator and three deputy coordinators (from different parties), elected by all deputies in the first half of the first and third legislative sessions.
There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
Yes
Activities
Issues dealt with by the caucus
The Caucus introduced the following laws or practices:
-Maria da Penha Law on Domestic Violence;
- the Quota Act;
- the Ratification of CEDAW Protocol;
- the Act on reconstructive surgery for women with breast cancer;
- the implementation of a telephone assistance to victims of domestic violence;
- the creation of the Special Prosecutor for Women in the House, which receives and transfers to the competent bodies complaints and concerns of people regarding discussion and approval of bills, draft amendments to the Constitution and public policy discussion.
Other issues the caucus focuses on:
- women in politics: encouraging women to get involved in politics
- Child well-being and sole-parent family structure
-Maria da Penha Law on Domestic Violence;
- the Quota Act;
- the Ratification of CEDAW Protocol;
- the Act on reconstructive surgery for women with breast cancer;
- the implementation of a telephone assistance to victims of domestic violence;
- the creation of the Special Prosecutor for Women in the House, which receives and transfers to the competent bodies complaints and concerns of people regarding discussion and approval of bills, draft amendments to the Constitution and public policy discussion.
Other issues the caucus focuses on:
- women in politics: encouraging women to get involved in politics
- Child well-being and sole-parent family structure
The caucus has a communication plan
No
Contact information for the Committee
Address
Palácio do Congresso Nacional, Praça dos Três Poderes
Brasília -
Brazil70 160-900
Phone
+55-6132158817
+55-6132158802
E-mail