Women in the executive branch
Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2025 9:12 am
There was also progress in the number of state deputies, which grew 35% compared to the 2014 elections, totaling 161 deputies spread throughout Brazil. Adding up all the assemblies, 1,059 parliamentarians were elected in Brazil.
Senate
In the Senate, the number of female candidates broke a record, reaching 62 candidates. However, the 7 new elected women, added to the current bench, now represent 12 of the 81 seats. Thus, the number of women in the Senate remained stable.
Councilwomen
According to the TSE, Brazil has approximately 57,814 elected bangladesh mobile database councilors, of which only about 7,803 are women. This represents 13.50% of the vacancies according to TSE statistics.
In the legislative branch, gender equality between men and women has progressed, albeit slowly. In the executive branch, the situation is much worse when it comes to female representation.
The laws mentioned above that aim to promote female participation in politics do not include positions in the executive branch.
Mayors
Women who lead the municipal executive branch represent approximately 11.9% and men hold 88.1% of the total. This means that 4,908 men run Brazilian cities, while only 662 women are mayors.
Governors
Currently, out of the 27 federative units, only one woman is in charge of the state government, governing the state of Rio Grande do Norte.
The highest number of women simultaneously governing states was in 2006, when three women took office as governors in Pará, Rio Grande do Sul and Rio Grande do Norte.
In 1994, Roseana Sarney was the first woman elected by popular vote to lead a state, Maranhão.
Presidency
In 2010, Dilma Rousseff was the first woman in Brazil to reach the highest executive office, taking office in 2011 and being reelected in 2014. Dilma did not complete her second term, and was impeached, resulting in her removal from office on August 31, 2016.
In the most recent elections, a total of 7 women ran for the position, including 5 running for vice president (it was the election with the highest number of female vice presidents). Of the 13 presidential candidates, there were 2 women: Marina Silva and Vera Lúcia.
Since Brazil's redemocratization, only 8 women have run for president.
Senate
In the Senate, the number of female candidates broke a record, reaching 62 candidates. However, the 7 new elected women, added to the current bench, now represent 12 of the 81 seats. Thus, the number of women in the Senate remained stable.
Councilwomen
According to the TSE, Brazil has approximately 57,814 elected bangladesh mobile database councilors, of which only about 7,803 are women. This represents 13.50% of the vacancies according to TSE statistics.
In the legislative branch, gender equality between men and women has progressed, albeit slowly. In the executive branch, the situation is much worse when it comes to female representation.
The laws mentioned above that aim to promote female participation in politics do not include positions in the executive branch.
Mayors
Women who lead the municipal executive branch represent approximately 11.9% and men hold 88.1% of the total. This means that 4,908 men run Brazilian cities, while only 662 women are mayors.
Governors
Currently, out of the 27 federative units, only one woman is in charge of the state government, governing the state of Rio Grande do Norte.
The highest number of women simultaneously governing states was in 2006, when three women took office as governors in Pará, Rio Grande do Sul and Rio Grande do Norte.
In 1994, Roseana Sarney was the first woman elected by popular vote to lead a state, Maranhão.
Presidency
In 2010, Dilma Rousseff was the first woman in Brazil to reach the highest executive office, taking office in 2011 and being reelected in 2014. Dilma did not complete her second term, and was impeached, resulting in her removal from office on August 31, 2016.
In the most recent elections, a total of 7 women ran for the position, including 5 running for vice president (it was the election with the highest number of female vice presidents). Of the 13 presidential candidates, there were 2 women: Marina Silva and Vera Lúcia.
Since Brazil's redemocratization, only 8 women have run for president.