{"id":73419,"date":"2022-12-29T15:30:28","date_gmt":"2022-12-29T18:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=73419"},"modified":"2023-01-15T10:35:01","modified_gmt":"2023-01-15T13:35:01","slug":"representation-matters-victories-and-contradictions-in-lulas-transition-of-brazils-new-government-ministries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=73419","title":{"rendered":"Representation Matters: Victories and Contradictions in Lula\u2019s Transition of Brazil’s New Government Ministries"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President-elect Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva announces ministers during a press conference at the Banco do Brasil Cultural Center, Bras\u00edlia. Photo: Marcelo Camargo\/Ag\u00eancia Brasil<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Behind the scenes, Lula\u2019s transition cabinet<\/a> was charged with including greater numbers of underrepresented groups in federal ministries. Participating in the transition were indigenous intellectuals, quilombolas<\/em>, Afro-Brazilian men and women, residents from favelas and peripheries, and representatives from civil society and social movements. With this the president-elect began giving a new face to the Esplanade of Ministries in the federal capital of Bras\u00edlia\u2014even though the typical picture of power in Brazil continues to be white and patriarchal.<\/h4>\n

Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva<\/a> was elected with the support of a vast democratic front formed of left-wing, progressive, center, and right-wing parties, but also a strong affiliation by social movements and indigenous minorities, quilombolas<\/em>, LGBTQIAP+<\/a>, favela and periphery<\/a> collectives and populations, as well as organizations that comprise Brazil\u2019s Black Movement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Brazil is formed of a majority<\/a> black and female population, therefore the call for greater diversity in Lula\u2019s government is to be expected.<\/p>\n

Even if the transition included female, black and indigenous personalities and intellectuals\u2014such as Anielle Franco<\/a>, I\u00eada Leal<\/a>, Preta Ferreira<\/a>, Douglas Belchior<\/a> and Silvio Almeida<\/a>\u2014who are very active in Brazilian politics, of the 320 names announced by president-elect Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva<\/a> to compose the working groups in the transition cabinet, 207 were men and 113 were women<\/a>. On average there were two men<\/a> for every woman. Of those who form the cabinet, 144 members (48%)<\/a> are from the southeast region of Brazil.<\/p>\n

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Dos 90 nomes de transi\u00e7\u00e3o, 64 s\u00e3o homens. N\u00e3o h\u00e1 mulheres no grupo de economia e de 13 no grupo de sa\u00fade s\u00f3 h\u00e1 1 mulher. Negros\/as e mulheres est\u00e3o sobrerepresentados nas \u00e1reas de igualdade, mulheres e assist\u00eancia social. Levantamento do @JornalOGlobo<\/a>. https:\/\/t.co\/KV5wu5odRx<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/P7MDIt06Zc<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Thiago Amparo (@thiamparo) November 13, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n