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On this Mother’s Day, we celebrate not only unconditional love and the strength of women who raise and educate their children, but also those who make history by reconciling motherhood with positions of leadership and representativeness.
Mailza was the first senator in the history of the country to give birth during term. Photo: Reproduction
A remarkable example is that of the then senator, and now deputy governor Mailza Assis da Silva, politically known as Mailza Gomes (Progressives-AC), who entered the records of the history of the Republic by becoming the first Brazilian senator to give birth to the exercise of his term.
The unprecedented fact happened in 2019, when Mailza, in office since January of that year after the resignation of Gladson Cameli, then elected Governor of Acre, announced the pregnancy of his third child. The baby was born in August, becoming the first born while a woman actively held the position of senator in Brazil.
Born in New World (MT) and with roots in Acre, Mailza was already the mother of Henri Miguel and Helena. Upon learning of pregnancy, not yet knowing the sex of the baby, he expressed joy and tranquility, reinforcing that he intended to follow his parliamentary activities until when possible, before taking his maternity leave. During this period, the second alternate, Bishop José, would take his place.
“Our little princess, Theodora. She is very beautiful and full of health. Thank you, God, for this gift. Our family is very happy,” said Mailza at an Instagram post on her daughter’s birth day.
In addition to starring in this historical chapter, Mailza also became the fourth woman to represent Acre in the Senate, following in the footsteps of Iris Celia Cabanellas, Laélia de Alcântara and Marina Silva.
Mailza Assis’s story is a symbol of transformation and inspiration. It shows that women’s presence in politics – and motherhood within this context – is not only possible but necessary. In an environment where female presence is still limited, their journey reaffirms that women can – and should – occupy all spaces, including their children in their arms.
On this Mother’s Day, we celebrate all mothers, especially those who, like Mailza, walk pioneer paths and open doors to other women.
