Brazil

Chamber of Deputies

Political system
Presidential system
Structure of parliament
Bicameral
IPU membership
Yes

Data on women

Information on the current and historical representation of women in the parliament. Consult the 'Elections' tab to see how women have fared in elections or renewals.

Current representation

Women's representation in the current parliament or chamber

Current number of members
513
Women
93
Percentage of women
18.1%

Speaker

No information available

Secretary general

No information available

Chairs of specialized bodies

Specialized body Theme Name Sex Age
Joint Committee for Violence Against Women Gender equality Augusta Brito Female 48
Commission on Human Rights and Minorities Human rights Luizianne Lins Female 56
Women's Secreteriat Gender equality, Women's caucus Tereza Nelma Female 67
Women´s Rights Committee Gender equality Lêda Borges Female 63

Data on age at the start of the legislature

Number of members, by age (2023-02)
Breakdown of members by age and gender
18 - 20 21 - 30 31 - 40 41 - 45 46 - 50 51 - 60 61 - 70 71 - 80 81 - 90 91 and over Totals per gender
Male 0 12 73 60 61 106 85 25 1 0 423
Female 0 8 24 12 13 21 8 2 2 0 90
Totals per age interval 0 20 97 72 74 127 93 27 3 0 513
Total <= 45: 189 Total >= 46: 324
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
3.9% 2.3% 1.6%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
22.8% 17% 6.2%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
36.8% 28% 8.6%

Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
No
Electoral quota for women
Yes

Notes: Legislated candidate quotas. Electoral law guarantees that lists contain a minimum of 30% and a maximum of 70% of candidates of each sex.

Sources:

https://www.idea.int/data-tools/data/gender-quotas-database/country?country=32
Law 9.504/1997 amended by law 12.034/2009, Article 10 (3).

First woman in parliament

Year of first woman in parliament
1933

First woman speaker

Year of first woman speaker
Not applicable

Notes: No woman has occupied the function of Speaker in the country.

Women’s suffrage

Women’s right to vote
1932
Restricted or universal suffrage
Universal
Women's right to stand for election
1932
Restricted or universal
No information available

Women's caucus

Women's caucuses or parliamentary groups that bring together women parliamentarians to strengthen cooperation and amplify their voices. For other parliamentary bodies or committees that have a specific mandate to address gender equality matters, see the ‘Specialized body – Gender equality’ tab.

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No