A photograph of black female representation in the Chamber of Deputies: composition and actions

Abstract

This article addresses black women representation in the current legislative session of the Chamber of Deputies. First it was verified whether an increase in black women representation occurred in the House of Representatives between 2014 and 2022. This study also compared the actions of current black congresswomen with the main agendas defended by black feminist authors. For the first objective, the quantitative research analyzed data from the Electoral Court and the Chamber of Deputies on black women elected as Federal Deputies in the years 2014, 2018 and 2022. For the second aim, it analyzed the performance of the congresswomen, comparing their parliamentary actions with the political agendas defended by black feminist authors. This study concludes that there has been an increase in the number of seats occupied in the Federal Chamber by black women and that they base many of their actions on agendas related to black feminism. Therefore, when black women reach power, black feminist agendas are given voice and greater inclusion is more likely to be granted.