Despite a recent change in Brazilian legislation—all political parties in the country must now earmark at least 30 percent of a $469 million fund to women’s campaigns—the current landscape for female participation may remain virtually unaltered.
One of the most heated topics discussed in the electoral dispute this year is the reduction in the age of criminal responsibility—a proposal opposed by 104 organizations that belong to the National Network for the Defense of the Adolescent in Conflict with the Law (Renade).