List of LGBT politicians in Brazil

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This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Brazilians who were elected as governors, deputies, or councillors, or nominated as ministers or secretaries of state.

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Ministers

PhotoMinisterPartyStateTermNotes
Marcelo Calero (27285081785).jpg Marcelo Calero PSD RJ 2016First openly-gay minister of the cabinet [1]
Ana Moser.jpg Ana Moser PT RN 2023First openly-lesbian minister of the cabinet [2]

Secretaries of state

PhotoSecretaryPartyStateTermNotes
Ministra Eleonora Menicucci durante Face to Face (26794269013) (cropped).jpg Eleonora Menicucci PT MG 2012–2015Bisexual [3]
Symmy Larrat -1027.jpg Symmy Larrat PT PA 2023–presentTransgender [4]


Governors

PhotoGovernorPartyStateTermNotes
Eduardo Leite em 3 de julho de 2017 (cropped).jpg Eduardo Leite PSDB RS 2019–2022

2023–present

First openly-gay governor of Brazil [5]
Senadora Fatima Bezerra (Foto oficial).jpg Fátima Bezerra PT RN 2019–presentFirst openly-lesbian governor of Brazil [6]

Senators

PhotoSenatorPartyStateTermNotes
Fabiano Contarato.jpg Fabiano Contarato PT ES 2019–presentFirst openly-gay senator of Brazil [7]

Federal deputies

PhotoFederal DeputiesPartyStateTermNotes
Clodovil-2-10052007.jpg Clodovil Hernandes PL SP 2007–2009Gay [8]
Jean Wyllys, 2015 (cropped).jpg Jean Wyllys PSOL RJ 2011–2018Gay [9]
David Miranda (PSOL-RJ) (cropped).jpg David Miranda PSOL RJ 2019–2022Gay
Israel Matos Batista.png Israel Batista PSB DF 2019–2022Gay [10]
Marcelo Calero (27285081785).jpg Marcelo Calero PSD RJ 2019–2022Gay
Rafafa.jpg Rafafá PSDB PB 2021Gay
Deputada Vivi Reis em 2022.jpg Vivi Reis PSOL PA 2021–2022Bisexual [11]
Erika Hilton.png Erika Hilton PSOL SP 2023–presentTransgender [12]
Homenagem a Marielle Franco - Dep. Duda Salabert (cropped).jpg Duda Salabert PDT MG 2023–presentTransgender [12]
Dep. Dandara.jpg Dandara Tonantzin PT SP 2023–presentBisexual [12]
Daiana Santos.jpg Daiana Santos PCdoB RS 2023–presentLesbian [12]
Deputado Clodoaldo Magalhaes em 2023.jpg Clodoaldo Magalhães PV PE 2023–presentGay [12]

State deputies

PhotoFederal DeputiesPartyStateTermNotes
Eulina Rabelo PROS PA 2003–2006Bisexual
Leci Brandao-001 (25945447636).jpg Leci Brandão PCdoB SP 2011–presentLesbian [13]
Fabiola Mansur (cropped).jpg Fabiola Mansur PSB BA 2015–2022Lesbian [14]
Douglas Garcia.jpg Douglas Garcia Republicans SP 2019–2022Gay [15]
Erica Malunguinho (cropped).jpg Erica Malunguinho PSOL SP 2019–2022Transgender
Isadora Penna, Plenaria com Samia Bomfim (46999565694) (cropped).jpg Isa Penna PCdoB SP 2019–2022Bisexual [16]
Fabio Felix Conferencia Eleitoral do Psol.jpg Fábio Félix PSOL DF 2019–presentGay [17]
Deputada sorrindo .jpg Dani Monteiro PSOL RJ 2019–presentBisexual [12]
Deputado estadual eleito pelo PSOL Guilherme Cortez (cropped).jpg Guilherme Cortez PSOL SP 2023Bisexual [12]
ThainaraFaria 2.jpg Thainara Faria PT SP 2023Bisexual [12]
Ediane Maria PSOL SP 2023Bisexual
Linda Brasil - Seminario sobre Direitos das Minorias 1.jpg Linda Brasil PSOL SE 2023Transgender [12]
Dani Balbi 2022 (cropped).jpg Dani Balbi PCdoB RJ 2023Transgender [12]
Verônica Lima PT RJ 2023Lesbian [12]
Bella Gonçalves PSOL MG 2023Lesbian [12]
Rosa Amorim.jpg Rosa Amorim PT PE 2023Lesbian [12]
Melissa Melo PDT AC 2023Bisexual [12]

Mayors

PhotoMayorsPartyCityStateTermNotes
Astrid Maria Cunha e Silva PFL Viseu PA 1996–2004Bisexual [18]
Jorge Allen PSD Poá SP 1997–1998Gay [19]
Edgar de Souza PSDB Lins SP 2013–2020Gay [20]
Wirley Rodrigues Reis PHS Itapecerica MG 2021–presentGay [21]
Paulo Alves União Brasil Mariluz PR 2021–presentGay [22]
Diego Singolani PSD Santa Cruz do Rio Pardo SP 2021–presentGay [23]

Municipal councilors

PhotoCouncilorsPartyCityStateTermNotes
Renildo José dos Santos PTR Coqueiro Seco AL 1993Bisexual [24]
Kátia Tapety Progressistas Colônia do Piauí PI 1993–2004Transgender; [25] later first transgender vice-mayor (2004) [26]
Leo Kret 2012.jpg Léo Kret DEM Salvador BA 2009–2013Transgender [27]
Paulo Diógenes PSD Fortaleza CE 2013–2016
Brenda Santunioni Progressistas Viçosa MG 2017–2020
Fernando Holiday em seu gabinete.jpg Fernando Holiday NOVO São Paulo SP 2017–presentGay [28]
Marielle Franco.jpg Marielle Franco PSOL Rio de Janeiro RJ 2017–2018Bisexual [29]
Homenagem a Marielle Franco - Dep. Duda Salabert (cropped).jpg Duda Salabert PDT Belo Horizonte MG 2021–presentTransgender [30] and lesbian [31]
Erika Hilton.png Erika Hilton PSOL São Paulo SP 2021–presentTransgender [32]
Meeting with Sakharov Prize finalists (49233759043).jpg Monica Benício PSOL Rio de Janeiro RJ 2021–present
Thammy Miranda.jpg Thammy Miranda PL São Paulo SP 2021–presentTransgender [33]
Carla Ayres PT Florianópolis SC 2021–present
Valdir Gomes PSD Campo Grande MS 2021–present
Thabatta Pimenta cropped.jpg Thabatta Pimenta PROS Carnaúba dos Dantas RN 2021–present
Linda Brasil - Seminario sobre Direitos das Minorias 1.jpg Linda Brasil PSOL Aracaju SE 2021–presentTransgender [34]
Bruno Cunha Cidadania Blumenau SC 2021–present
Jana Guedes PDT Videira SC 2021–present
Fabiane Peglow PSB São Lourenço do Sul RS 2021–present
Amanda Gondim PDT Uberlândia MG 2021–present
Benny Briolly PSOL Niterói RJ 2021–present
Regininha Avante Araçatuba SP 2021–present
Márcio Araújo PSD Mauá SP 2021–present
Walkíria Nictheroy PCdoB Niterói RJ 2021–presentBisexual [35]
Willian Carvalho DEM Quatis RJ 2021–presentGay [36]
Giorgia Prates - Mandata Preta (PT) 01 (cropped).jpg Giorgia Prates PT Curitiba PR 2023–presentLesbian [37]
Giovani Culau PCdoB Porto Alegre RS 2023–presentGay [38]

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