Glass Ceiling Hard To Break – ‘My Vote Will Be Black’ A Wave Of Afro-Brazilian Women Ran For Office In 2020
Messages urging Afro-Brazilians to support Black candidates filled social media in the days before Brazil’s Nov. 15, 2020 elections.
“Do not forget your masks, your identification, a pen and that you are BLACK!!!”
“This Sunday my vote will be Black.”
A Facebook post before Brazil’s election promising, ‘This Sunday my vote will be Black.’ Facebook
People of African descent make up 56% of Brazil’s population and just 17.8% of its Congress. But Black political participation is surging in Brazil, especially in local government.
Some 250,840 Black Brazilians ran for city council this year, up from 235,105 in 2016. When the winners take office, Afro-Brazilians will make up 44% of city councils nationwide.
Afro-Brazilian women also saw significant firsts in the 2020 election, winning 14% of c...