{"id":79789,"date":"2024-10-14T23:25:41","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T02:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=79789"},"modified":"2024-10-14T23:36:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T02:36:00","slug":"eduardo-paes-re-elected-mayor-of-rio-de-janeiro-with-a-governing-majority-five-favela-city-councillors-elected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=79789","title":{"rendered":"Eduardo Paes Re-Elected Mayor of Rio de Janeiro With a Governing Majority; Five Favela City Councillors Elected"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Councilmembers born and raised in favelas elected to the Rio de Janeiro City Council in the 2024 municipal elections.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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On Sunday, October 6, Eduardo Paes<\/a>, of the Social Democratic Party (PSD<\/a>), was re-elected mayor of Rio de Janeiro for his fourth term, this time with Eduardo Cavaliere<\/a>, from the same party, as vice-mayor. They secured 60.26% of the votes, leading a coalition of twelve parties<\/a>. Paes had previously won three mayoral elections in Rio: 2008, 2012, and 2020. Once his fourth term begins, he will become the longest-serving mayor<\/a> in the city\u2019s history\u2014surpassing Cesar Maia, his former political mentor.<\/p>\n

Paes will face challenges<\/a> such as reducing the waiting list for medical procedures. As of June 2024, the most recent figures indicated 335,410 people waiting for services like cardiology or neurology. In education, at least 12,000 children await spots in daycare centers. Paes has promised to eliminate this number during his fourth term. In his governance plan, Paes also promised to make Rio the “top capital city in the nation in terms of enrollment in full-day school, reaching over 70% coverage across the city.”<\/p>\n

According to data from the 2022 Census of Rio de Janeiro\u2019s Homeless Population<\/a>, conducted between November 21 and 25, 2022, the city has 7,865 people experiencing homelessness. Of this total, 83% reported consuming at least one type of drug during the week of the survey. The reality is even harsher when it comes to the number of people facing hunger. According to data from the First Food Insecurity Survey of the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro<\/a>, released in May of this year, severe food insecurity affects 7.9% of the city’s households. In absolute numbers, 488,709 people, including adults and children, are facing hunger.<\/p>\n

With regard to favelas, Paes promises to expand coverage of the Morar Carioca and Bairro Maravilha programs citywide, in addition to promoting “housing improvements in 20,000 homes for families identified as socially vulnerable through the Casa Carioca program, and creating the HUB Entrepreneurial Favela program to support and assist entrepreneurs from the city\u2019s favelas and communities.”<\/p>\n

Changes Still Do Not Guarantee Favela Representation on the City Council<\/h3>\n

On the same day, 51 new members of the City Council<\/a> and their alternates were elected. Overall, there were significant changes in the composition of the main political forces that made up the previous legislatures. However, the lack of representation<\/a> of women, Black people, and residents of favelas and peripheral areas persists. Despite the partial renewal of the chamber, many councilmembers have established careers in Rio\u2019s political scene. Voters had nine candidates for mayor and 1,028 council candidates to choose from. Out of this total, 51 councilmembers were elected, 32 from center-left parties<\/a>, and five born and raised in favelas: Tain\u00e1 de Paula<\/a> (PT), from Favela do Loteamento in Pra\u00e7a Seca<\/a>; Joyce Trindade<\/a> (PSD), from Morro do S\u00e3o Bento in Padre Miguel<\/a>; Salvino Oliveira<\/a> (PSD), from City of God<\/a>; M\u00f4nica Ben\u00edcio (PSOL), from Conjunto Esperan\u00e7a<\/a> in Complexo da Mar\u00e9<\/a>; and Rafael Sati\u00ea<\/a> (PL), from Morro do Encontro in Complexo do Lins<\/a>. Therefore, favela-born councilmembers make up 9.8% of the City Council elected in 2024. When considering that over 22%<\/a> of the city’s population lives in favelas, an inadequate level of favela representation<\/a> remains in Rio\u2019s legislative body.<\/p>\n

The 2024 elections brought a 45% renewal of the City Council<\/a>: of the 51 councilmembers elected, 23 will be serving their first term, while 28 have been re-elected.<\/p>\n

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Rio de Janeiro’s new councilmembers. From left to right, in the top row: Leniel Borel, Joyce Trindade, Rick Azevedo, Helena Vieira, Diego Vaz, Salvino Oliveira, Felipe Bor\u00f3, and Poubel; in the 2nd row: Talita Galhardo, Jorge Canella, Fl\u00e1vio Valle, Tatiana Roque, Marcos Dias, Paulo Messina, Fabio Silva, and Felipe Pires; in the bottom row: Fernando Armelau, Rodrigo Vizeu, Ma\u00edra do MST, Rafael Sati\u00ea, Gigi Castilho, Leonel de Esquerda, and Diego Faro \u2014 Photo: TV Globo\/Reproduction<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It is important to note that, this time around, historic activists Monica Cunha<\/a> (PSOL), born and raised in Manguinhos<\/a> and founder of Movimento Moleque<\/a>; Edson Santos<\/a> (PT), born in Horto Florestal<\/a>, an ancestral territory<\/a>; and Veronica Costa<\/a>, Liberal Party (PL), known as the “Blonde Mother<\/a>,” one of the most iconic figures of 1990s and 2000s Carioca funk, born and raised<\/a> in the Tom\u00e1s Coelho<\/a> community, were not re-elected.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Paes is expected to have the support of over half of the City Council, as his party coalition elected 28 councilmembers<\/a>. His own party, the PSD, will become the largest political force in the City Council starting in 2025, having grown fivefold<\/a>. It went from three councilmembers, elected in 2020, to 16 elected in 2024 for the next legislature.<\/p>\n

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Composition of Rio de Janeiro\u2019s City Council by political party following the 2024 Elections. Source: G1\/TSE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Candidates from Favelas and Peripheral Movements in the City Council<\/h3>\n

Below are the mini-bios of elected representatives from favelas or peripheral movements, listed in order of votes received:<\/p>\n