Additional information about gender quotas
Brazil
In 1995, Brazil adopted a 20% minimum quota for female candidates in local elections and, in 1997, a new electoral law established that each party or coalition must include a minimum of 30% and a maximum of 70% of each gender for elections at any level, held through a proportional representation system. In addition, a 2009 amendment to the electoral law requires that political parties use at least 10% of their free broadcast time and 5% of their public campaign funds to promote the participation of women in politics.
A minimum of 5% of party funds shall be used to promote the political participation of women. Parties that don´t comply to this legislation must add a penalty of 12.5 percent of the amount that also has to be allocated to promote women’s participation. 10% of the total party air time should be used to promote women's participation. In the third and fourth elections following enactment, parties must allocate at least 15 percent of the total air time to promote women´s participation.
The Superior Electoral Court will also air 5 minutes of educational campaigns on radio and TV to foster women's political participation per day during the election campaign.
