Electoral law quota details

Each party may register candidates for the Chamber of Deputies, the Legislative Chamber, the Legislative Assemblies, and the Municipal Chambers totaling up to 100% (one hundred percent) of the number of seats to be filled plus 1 (one).

Paragraph 3. From the number of vacancies resulting from the rules provided in this article, each party or coalition will fill a minimum of 30% (thirty percent) and a maximum of 70% (seventy percent) for candidacies of each gender. (Article 10 - Elections Law)

Only candidates registered by parties may compete in elections.

. Law No. 9,504/1997, art. 10, caput, I and II: number of candidates that each party or coalition can register; § 3: percentage of vacancies reserved for candidates of each sex.

. Ac.-TSE, dated 9/8/2010, in REspe nº 64228: irrelevance of the appearance of a fraction, even if greater than 0.5% (half a percent), in relation to any of the genders, if the political party fails to exhaust the possibilities for nominating candidates. (Article 87 - Electoral Code)