Electronic ballot box elections for women Superior Electoral Court/TSE Women represent 35.8% of the candidacies registered in Amazonas for the 2026 elections, according to data from the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), released last Sunday (16). Of the 462 applications registered in the state, 163 are from women and 299 are from men. ? The deadline for parties, federations and coalitions to submit candidacy registration requests ended last Saturday (15). The numbers may still change as the Electoral Court processes and analyzes the requests, in addition to possible replacements of candidates. ? Join the g1 AM channel on WhatsApp According to the data, female participation remained close to the 35% recorded in the 2024 elections. That year, there were 2,800 female candidates and 5,310 male candidates.
In Amazonas, women make up 35% of the candidates registered in the 2026 elections
Electronic ballot box elections for women Superior Electoral Court/TSE Women represent 35.8% of the candidacies registered in Amazonas for the 2026 elections, according to data from the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), released last Sunday...
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The deadline for parties, federations and coalitions to submit candidacy registration requests ended last Saturday (15). The numbers may still change as the Electoral Court processes and analyzes the requests, in addition to possible replacements of candidates.
- Join the g1 AM channel on WhatsApp According to the data, female participation remained close to the 35% recorded in the 2024 elections.
- That year, there were 2,800 female candidates and 5,310 male candidates.
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Electoral legislation provides for minimum participation by gender in disputes. Present in the Elections Law (Law No. 9,504/1997), the rule requires parties to ensure a minimum of 30% and a maximum of 70% of candidacies with people of each gender. History of female participation in Amazonas 2026: 163 female candidacies 2024: 2,800 female candidacies 2022: 230 female candidacies 2020: 3,451 female candidacies If the comparison is made between 2026 and 2022, years in which elections for state and federal deputies, senators, governor and president took place, the number of female candidacies fell by 29%, going from 230 to 163. Most candidates declare themselves brown. The data also shows that 61.96% of female candidates declare themselves brown, with 101 of the 163 registrations. Next come those who declare themselves white, with 26.99%, and black, with 5.52%. There are also eight candidacies from indigenous women. The declared ethnicities are Kambéba, Mundurukú, Kokama, Múra, Tikúna and Witóto. Quilombolas represent 1.23% of female candidates, with two candidates. Most women run for state deputy. Statistics show that 61.35% of women run for state deputy. There are 100 of the 163 female candidates registered in Amazonas. There are also 53 records for other positions. Three candidacies are for the positions of vice-governor and four for 1st deputy. There is only one female candidate for each of the positions of governor, senator and 2nd alternate. Female participation varies between parties According to TSE data, the party with the highest number of female candidates is the PL, with 15 candidates. MDB and PSD appear next, with 13 female candidates each. Novo, Republicans and PDT appear next, with 11 female candidates each. The party with the lowest female participation is Popular Unity (UP), with one candidate.