MULHERES NA POLÍTICA UM ESTUDO NA CIDADE DE NAVIRAÍ MS

Abstract

This article aims to demonstrate female participation in politics in the municipality of Naviraí, Mato Grosso do Sul, between the years 2020 and 2024. Female underrepresentation is a Brazilian reality also in interior cities, both in municipal councils and in city halls. of municipalities smaller than 100 thousand inhabitants. Although there is some representation, in general, it is derived from influences of paternal affiliation or marriage with traditional politicians in the region. This is the case of Mayor Rhaiza Matos, elected in 2020, due to the electoral inheritance of her father, deputy Onevan Maton, who died from Covid-19 on the eve of the election, having had the candidacy inherited by his daughter. The article aims to present the electoral results of the last two elections in the municipality of Naviraí, as well as discuss the underrepresentation of women in the local legislature. In addition to the bibliographical review on the topic, electoral data present on the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) website was presented, between the years 2020 and 2024. The results point to a small increase in the number of councilors in the municipality, in particular, the from the increase in the number of seats - which went from thirteen (13) to 15 (fifteen) local legislators.