The deputy (Psol-SP) was elected president of the Commission for the Defense of Rights this Wednesday (11), despite the opposition’s attempt to block the election of the first trans woman to preside over a commission. The deputy received 11 favorable votes in the second round of voting and achieved a simple majority of votes.
“We managed to go beyond the barrier of hatred, the barrier of prejudice, the barrier of discrimination, the barrier of invisibility and the denial of one’s own identity. And when we sit in this chair, we will not manage without worrying about the plurality of society, the importance of the women’s agenda and what is extremely fundamental to confront this misogynistic patriarchy that has affected girls and women”, stated the president-elect.
In the first election attempt, the ticket was rejected. In the first round, an absolute majority is required, that is, half of the votes plus one. However, the deputy received 10 votes and 12 deputies voted blank. The vote was secret and recorded virtually.
After the defeat in the first round, deputy Chris Tonietto (PL-RJ) argued that “there shouldn’t even be a second ballot”, because the majority would reject the ticket, but denied that she was trying to sabotage the election.
Despite the resistance of Bolsonaro parliamentarians, there was no proposal for a ticket that would compete against the one nominated by Psol, as the presidencies of committees were divided between the parties through an agreement reached at the beginning of the year.
Representative Laura Carneiro (PSD-RJ), who is also on Hilton’s ticket, argued that party nomination decisions must be respected. “This is an absolutely democratic election, which was decided based on the partisan nuances of all parties in this house.”
Psol already had the presidency of the commission. Erika Hilton replaces Célia Xakriabá (Psol-MG), who was the first indigenous woman to assume the position and led the election. To Folha, the deputy said the party was calm about the election, as the votes had been counted.
“Erika Hilton’s election today is a historic moment to think about this gap in Brazil that still sees women as monocultural,” said Xakriabá.
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