{"id":72088,"date":"2022-09-30T08:48:19","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T11:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=72088"},"modified":"2022-10-01T16:01:49","modified_gmt":"2022-10-01T19:01:49","slug":"eleven-candidates-from-rios-favelas-seek-to-increase-representation-in-the-parliaments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=72088","title":{"rendered":"Eleven Candidates From Rio\u2019s Favelas Seek to Increase Representation in the Parliaments"},"content":{"rendered":"

Clique aqui para Portugu\u00eas<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n

Of a total 2,785 registration requests from Rio de Janeiro candidates to run in the upcoming elections, only 23 have agendas with a focus on the needs of peripheries, eleven of whom are born and raised in Rio\u2019s favelas.<\/h4>\n

It’s not just the Rio de Janeiro state gubernatorial race that’s competitive this year. Earning the right to represent the people at the ballot box, getting elected for the National Congress or for the Rio de Janeiro Legislative Assembly (Alerj<\/a>) has not been an easy task for parties and candidates in the 2022 elections.<\/p>\n

In 2022, for the federal Congress alone, Brazil’s Electoral Court received 10,647 candidacies, of which 110 it considered unfit (either because they gave up or due to some illegality). This is the highest number of candidates in Brazil\u2019s history. There was also a 30% growth in the number of women and a 54% rise in the number of black candidates in comparison with the last election.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In all, 1,083 candidates compete for one of the 46 seats on the Rio bench for federal deputy and 1,639 candidates try to occupy one of the 70 seats for state deputy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Besides the strong competition in numbers, representation and diversity, political parties and their candidates also face the challenge of campaigning after the coronavirus<\/a> pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n

With the first round of voting this Sunday, October 2, parties and candidates only had 46 days for campaigning\u2014both on the streets and online\u2014to present their proposals. Previously, the campaign phase in presidential election periods lasted double this time: between 85 and 92 days. <\/span><\/p>\n

However, aiming to improve popular representation in Parliament, the campaign period was reduced with a change in the law<\/a>\u00a0approved by the Senate last year. Although the pre-campaign period was created\u2014a period of time when politicians can call themselves pre-candidates and debate ideas\u2014the introduction of the new rules<\/a> officially prevents any party or citizen from explicitly asking for a vote or support for a candidacy, distributing leaflets, or participating in official campaign events until the opening of the electoral calendar on August 16.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To further complicate the landscape, Brazil is going through the pinnacle of a political representation crisis. Ongoing since the mass demonstrations of June 2013<\/a>, it is made especially visible through the polarization of leftist and far-right political forces<\/a> represented by the presidential race and a period of successive threats to Brazilian democracy with the rise of political violence in the country.<\/p>\n

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On September 6, the Brazilian Committee of Human Rights Defenders (CBDDH<\/a>), a network of 45 Brazilian organizations and social movements, launched a practical guide to help fight and denounce cases of political violence in the 2022 elections. The Practical Guide: Protection Against Political Violence for Human Rights Defenders<\/i><\/a> was a response to the growing number of reported cases of political violence in Brazil. The idea is to contribute to the fight against political violence during the 2022 elections and to a country that respects democracy and human rights. The CBDDH launched a hotline for complaints of political violence<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Diverse, Not Dispersed!<\/h3>\n
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In this context, and understanding the importance of favela representation as a means of ensuring the full functioning of democracy, <\/span>RioOnWatch <\/span><\/i>provides a list of Rio de Janeiro candidates who come from favelas running for federal and state deputy. The Superior Electoral Court (TSE<\/a>) does not collect data beyond the candidate\u2019s city of birth, so it is not possible to know the percentage of candidates who were born in or live in favelas. We therefore conducted research in the Superior Electoral Court\u2019s registry of campaigns, favela sources, candidates\u2019 profiles, and favela news media. We also collected information from popular committees in the favelas and discussion groups organized by favela community outlets such as Conex\u00f5es Perif\u00e9ricas<\/a>\u00a0with the project: <\/span>Elections and Favela Political Representation<\/a>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In the end, we were able to identify five candidates for federal deputy and six candidates for state deputy who come from the favelas in Rio.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

List of Rio de Janeiro candidates committed to the fight for minority rights running for federal and state deputy:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
FEDERAL DEPUTY<\/strong><\/td>\nPARTY<\/strong><\/td>\nFAVELA<\/strong><\/td>\nNUMBER<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Benedita da Silva<\/a><\/td>\nPT<\/td>\nChap\u00e9u Mangueira<\/a><\/td>\n1377<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bia Nunes<\/a><\/td>\nPDT<\/td>\nQuilombo de Maria Conga, Mag\u00e9<\/td>\n1263<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Der\u00ea Gomes<\/a><\/td>\nPSOL<\/td>\nVila Cascatinha, Complexo da Penha<\/a><\/td>\n5007<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
S\u00e9rgio Neguinho<\/a><\/td>\nAGIR<\/td>\nMorro da Formiga<\/a><\/td>\n3688<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sol Miranda<\/a><\/td>\nPSB<\/td>\nFavela Cinco Bocas, Br\u00e1s de Pina<\/td>\n4044<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
STATE DEPUTY<\/strong><\/td>\nPARTY<\/strong><\/td>\nFAVELA<\/strong><\/td>\nNUMBER<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cosme Felippsen<\/a><\/td>\nPT<\/td>\nProvid\u00eancia<\/a><\/td>\n13300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dani Monteiro<\/a><\/td>\nPSOL<\/td>\nS\u00e3o Carlos<\/a><\/td>\n50050<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fabiana Rocinha em Foco<\/a><\/td>\nPP<\/td>\nRocinha<\/a><\/td>\n11002<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L\u00e9u Oliveira<\/a><\/td>\nSOLIDARIEDADE<\/td>\nRio das Pedras<\/a><\/td>\n77013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M\u00f4nica Francisco<\/a><\/td>\n\u00a0PSOL<\/td>\nMorro do Borel<\/a><\/td>\n50888<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Renata Souza<\/a><\/td>\nPSOL<\/td>\nComplexo da Mar\u00e9<\/a><\/td>\n50007<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

If you know of other candidates who live in a favela and are not listed above, let us know through email: <\/span>contact@rioonwatch.org<\/span><\/a> so we can update this article.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Support RioOnWatch\u2019s tireless, critical and cutting-edge hyperlocal journalism, online community organizing meetings, and direct support to favelas\u00a0by clicking here<\/a>.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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