Ana Tereza Basilio won on the “OAB Unida e Renovada” ticket, with 60.1% of the valid votes; Marcello Oliveira came in 2nd place
The OAB-RJ (Brazilian Bar Association of Rio de Janeiro) elected this Monday (25.Nov.2024) its 1st female president after 94 years of its foundation. Ana Tereza Basilio, from the “OAB Unida e Renovada” ticket, obtained 31,810 votes, which represents 60.1% of the total. She will lead the entity for the 2025-2027 period.
“It was a great achievement for women lawyers, because we broke the OAB’s glass ceiling after 94 years. And it is also the first time in Brazil that a ticket headed by two women wins in a sectional. There will be two women on the OAB-RJ Board of Directors. I’m very happy and we’re going to have a great management, God willing,”declared Basilio.
Basilio’s vice-president will be Sylvia Drummond. 2nd place in the dispute was Marcello Oliveira, from the “Reviravolta #OspiraçãoDeVerdade” ticket, who achieved 39.9% of the valid votes.
Ana Tereza Basilio’s work at OAB-RJ dates back to 2000, when she was elected sectional counselor, a position she held until 2006. During this period, she created and presided over the Mediation and Arbitration Chamber and was president of the Commission of Law Societies of the Order. , in addition to actively participating in several other thematic commissions. Furthermore, she founded the OAB-RJ Mediation Court.
Since 2019, he has held the vice-presidency of the OAB-RJ, where he works to combat the slowness of the Judiciary and high legal costs. She also presides over the entity’s Procedural Speed Committee and is the creator of the Legal Mentoring Project, which provides professional training.
