The relationship of the new electoral law, Senator Marcelo Castro (MDB-PI), said on Tuesday (the first) that the reserves of 20 % of vacancies for women in the elections “correct a historical error.” the CNNHe stated that Brazil is one of the countries that have the slightest political participation of females and that “the situation cannot be defended.”
“When we put a 20 % reserve of chairs, we first guarantee that all city councils around Brazil have at least two women. It is an educational process,” he said. According to him, there are more than 700 cities in Brazil who does not have at least one woman in the city council and 1600 cities with only one woman.
The draft law proves that at least 20 % of the House of Representatives, Legislative Societies, the Legislative Chamber of the Federal Region and City Councils will be occupied by women. There are no expectations for vacancies in the Senate.
In federal representation, the state will hold the president’s reserves accountable, according to Senator. “We have 11 states in Brazil have less than 20 % of federal representatives, so that this is corrected,” he said.
Castro estimates that, if approved, the project will allow the participation of females at the National Congress to reach 25 % or 30 %. Currently, the female seat in the House of Representatives and the Senate, in each parliament, is about 18 %.
Senator must read his opinion at the next meeting of the constitution and justice (CCJ) on Wednesday (2). Last week, the fourth version of his report, which contains more than 600 pages, was presented last week. The intention of proposal in the plural, in one standard, is the country’s electoral and partisan legislation.
For him, the text must have easier approval because it is a supplementary bill and not a proposal to amend the constitution (PEC). It is estimated that the project may be completed in Congress until the first semester.
After passing the CCJ, the vote in the plenary session will remain required. The proposal was already approved in the House of Representatives in 2021. Because it was the subject of changes, if the Senate approval, he must return to a new analysis of deputies. To advance in the upcoming elections, the text must pass in both chambers and be punished until October – a year before the elections.
