Roseana Sarney Murad is a Brazilian politician and sociologist,who previously served as the Governor of Maranhão from 1995 to 2002 and from 2009 to 2014. Sarney served as a Senator from 2003 to 2009 and a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1991 to 1994 and from 2023 to present. A member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB),Sarney is the daughter of former President and senator JoséSarney.
Marco Aurélio Ubiali is a doctor,teacher and Brazilian congressman.
The 2017 labor reform in Brazil was a significant change in the country's Consolidation of Labor Laws. According to the government,the goal of the reform was to combat unemployment and the still ongoing 2014 Brazilian economic crisis.
Tereza Cristina Corrêa da Costa Dias is a Brazilian entrepreneur,agronomic engineer,and politician,member of the Progressistas (PP). She has been a Federal Deputy since 2015,representing the state of Mato Grosso do Sul,and is a member of the congressional ruralist front. In November 2018,Jair Bolsonaro,as president-elect,announced that she would be Minister of Agriculture,Livestock and Supply and the first woman to compose the new government,which was inaugurated on 1 January 2019. She was appointed by a group of 20 members of the Farming Parliamentary Front (FPA). In the 2022 elections,Cristina was elected Senator for the state of Mato Grosso do Sul,having resigned from the Cabinet of Jair Bolsonaro.
Flávio JoséArns is a federal senator of Brazil representing his home state of Paraná. He was previously vice-governor of Paranáfrom 2011 to 2015,and also served in the chamber of deputies from 1991 to 2003.
Carlos Humberto Manato is a Brazilian politician. He has spent his political career representing Espírito Santo,having served as federal deputy representative from 2001 to 2019.
Marinha Célia Rocha Raupp de Matos more simply known as Marinha Raupp is a Brazilian politician as well as a psychologist and professor. Although born in São Paulo (state),she has spent her political career representing Rondônia,having served as state representative from 1995 to 2019.
The Evangelical Parliamentary Front or the Evangelical Caucus is a loosely organized group of Evangelical lawmakers in the Brazilian government and legislature.
Fernando Destito Francischini commonly referred to as Delegado Francischini is a Brazilian politician,as well as a captain in the Brazilian military police. He has spent his political career representing Paraná,having served as state representative in the lower house of the national legislature from 2011 to 2019 and the state legislature since 2019.
Rodrigo Garcia is a Brazilian lawyer,businessman and politician,affiliated with the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB). He was state deputy elected for three consecutive legislatures,1999–2002,2003–2006 and 2007–2010,and president of the Legislative Assembly of São Paulo from 15 March 2005 to 15 March 2007. He had served as Governor of São Paulo from April to December 2022.
Vanderlei Macris is a Brazilian politician and lawyer. Having been involved in politics since 1972,Macrus has spent his political career representing São Paulo,having served as state representative in the lower house of the national legislature from 1975 to 2007 and the state legislature from 2007 to 2011 and since 2012.
Emília Teresinha Xavier Fernandes is a Brazilian politician affiliated with the Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB). She was a teacher for 23 years and trade unionist. She was the first woman to be elected senator in Rio Grande do Sul.
Oscar Noronha Filho was a Brazilian lawyer,military and politician. He was the Federal Deputy who replaced Leonel Brizola during the first years of the Militar Dictatorship in Brazil.
The 2021 President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil election took place on 1 February 2021,the day after the opening day of the 3rd Session of the 56th Legislature of the National Congress.
Rebecca or Rebeca Martins Garcia is a Brazilian economist and politician. She represented Amazonas for the Progressistas party in the 53rd Chamber of Deputies of Brazil (2007-2011) and the 54th Chamber of Deputies of Brazil (2011-2014).
The National Brazilian Congress has a bicameral system,with the Chamber of Deputies and the Federal Senate. Women are extremely underrepresented in both parts of the Congress. Between 1983 and 2015 women only made up on average 7.2% of seats in the Senate,and 6.2% of seats in the Chamber of Deputies. While the majority of seats on both the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies were held by male politicians.
Alexandre Silveira de Oliveira is a former police chief,businessman and Brazilian politician,affiliated with the Social Democratic Party (PSD). He is currently a senator for Minas Gerais.
The 2022 Mato Grosso do Sul state election took place in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul,Brazil between 2 October 2022 and 30 October 2022. Voters elected a governor,vice governor,a senator,8 representatives for the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil and 24 Legislative Assembly members. The incumbent governor at the time,Reinaldo Azambuja,wasn't allowed to run for reelection for a third consecutive time due to term limits established by the Federal Constitution of Brazil.
The Diploma Bertha Lutz,also known as the Prêmio Bertha Lutz,was established by the Federal Senate of Brazil to recognize women who have made contributions to the defense of women's rights and gender issues in Brazil. It is named in honor of the Brazilian biologist and feminist leader Bertha Lutz.
