Disputes about gender and sexuality: the role of progressive parliamentarians in the Chamber of Deputies in Brazil

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https://doi.org/10.5216/sec.v25.71044

Abstract

The Chamber of Deputies has witnessed a conservative offensive since the mid-2000s against the rights of women and the LGBTI+ population. This article aims to discuss how progressive parliamentarians acted in the debate and processing of two bills that illustrate the dispute in that space: PL 6583/2013 (seeking to institute the Family Statute) and PL 7180/2014 (relating to the School without Party project). 294 speeches given in plenary on the projects were analyzed, as well as 294 sheets relating to statements in the commissions. The analysis shows that there are parliamentarians who acted actively in the two projects, indicating a commitment in relation to the defense of these rights; and that these deputies are from left-wing parties. In addition to the speeches, parliamentarians made maneuvers aiming at not voting on the projects, being successful in the case of the School without a Party, and being defeated with regard to the Family Statute, approved in 2015.

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Rayani Mariano dos Santos, Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil, rayanimariano@ufg.br

Doutora em Ciência Política pela Universidade de Brasília e professora da Faculdade de Ciências Sociais da Universidade Federal de Goiás.

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2022-07-06

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MARIANO DOS SANTOS, R. Disputes about gender and sexuality: the role of progressive parliamentarians in the Chamber of Deputies in Brazil. Sociedade e Cultura, Goiânia, v. 25, 2022. DOI: 10.5216/sec.v25.71044. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/fcs/article/view/71044. Acesso em: 18 sep. 2024.

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Vol. 25 (2022)

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Dossiê: Representação na América Latina

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