Actresses will receive the Bertha Lutz diploma at a ceremony scheduled for March 26; Award recognizes personalities that stand out in the defense of women’s rights and gender issues in Brazil
95 years old, and at the age of 59, will be awarded the “Degree-City-Woman Bertha Lutz Diploma” in the Federal Senate, at a ceremony scheduled for March 26. This honor is a way of recognizing the significant contribution that both have made the struggle for women’s rights in Brazil. Montenegro’s appointment came from the president of the Senate, while Torres was nominated by Senator Eliziane Gama.
In addition to the two actresses, a total of 17 women will receive the same tribute, all chosen by senators. This selection highlights the importance of several female figures who have stood out in their areas of activity and contributed to society. The ceremony promises to be a moment of celebration and recognition of the role of women in the construction of a more egalitarian Brazil.
– Check out the names of all women who will receive the honor:
- Ani Heinrich Sanders, Rural Producer of the State of PI;
- Antonieta de Barros (in memoriam), 1st black woman to be elected deputy in Brazil, was elected by SC;
- Bruna dos Santos Costa Rodrigues, Judge of the Court of Justice of Ceará;
- Conceição Evaristo, writer and member of the Minas Gerais Academy of Letters;
- Cristiane Rodrigues Britto, lawyer and former minister of women, family and human rights;
- Elaine Borges Monteiro Cassiano, dean of the Federal Institute of Mato Grosso do Sul;
- Elisa de Carvalho, pediatrician, university professor and member of the Academy of Medicine;
- Fernanda Montenegro, actress, writer and member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters;
- Fernanda Torres, actress and writer;
- Janete Vaz de Oliveira, co -founder of the Sabin Group;
- Jaqueline Gomes de Jesus, writer, teacher and 1st manager of the Black Quota System of the University of Brasilia;
- Joana Marisa de Barros, Mastologist and Mammary Imaging of PB;
- Lúcia Willadino Braga, neuroscientist and president of the Sarah network;
- Maria Terezinha Nunes, coordinator of Rede Equity;
- Marisa Serrano, former senator of Mato Grosso do Sul;
- Patrícia de Amorim Rêgo, Attorney of Justice of the Public Prosecution Service of Acre;
- Tunisia Viana de Carvalho, maternal and children’s rights activist;
- Virginia Mendes, first lady of Mato Grosso;
- Viviane Senna, president of the Ayrton Senna Institute.
*Report produced with the aid of AI
Posted by Victor Oliveira
