Brazil’s female seek to take power in upcoming elections (Video)

(30 Sep 2022) ASSOCIATED PRESS Sao Paulo 18 September 2022 1. Sonia Guajajara, Indigenous leader and Congress candidate marching and holding a Brazilian flag painted in red symbolizing indigenous killed in Brazil UPSOUND (Portuguese) "Indigenous blood, not a single drop more" HEADLINE: Female minorities reach for office in Brazil's elections 2. Indigenous shouting (Portuguese) UPSOUND "Indigenous blood, not a single drop more" holding placards with the names of Indigenous killed. 3. Guajajara with other indigenous singing their traditional songs during a campaign event in Paulista avenue ANNOTATION: Women make up more than half of Brazil's electorate, but represent less than one-sixth of Congress, 4. Promotional campaign banners with Guajajara next to Former President Lula da Silva ANNOTATION: and an even smaller fraction are also Black or Indigenous. 5. Various of Guajaja campaigning in Paulista Avenue and taking pictures to supporters ANNOTATION: Guajajara is part of a group of 60 Indigenous candidates running for seats in Congress. 6. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Sonia Guajajara, Candidate for Federal Lawmaker: ++PARTIALLY COVERED++ "There is a huge invisibility as to what we are, negligence in public power, lack of public policies. That is why I'm here: to try to guarantee access to these rights that were conquered on paper, but never reached us." ASSOCIATED PRESS Sao Paulo 25 September 2022 7. Various of Lula's supporters waving and chanting "Lula, Lula" in a campaign event 8. Various of state deputy candidate Ediane Maria Nascimento on the stage greeting people ANNOTATION: Ediane Maria Nascimento has worked her entire life as a housekeeper and could become the first one to ever occupy a seat in Sao Paulo state's legislature. 9. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Ediane Maria Nascimento, housekeeper and Candidate for state lawmaker: ++PARTIALLY COVERED++ "We cannot have a Congress formed by a great majority of rich white men who don't represent our class. They will not work on our agenda. Our agenda will not be a priority. Only with us occupying these places will we be able to say 'I want to have rights, I want to have dignity.'" 10. Transgender candidate for state lawmaker Danieli Balbi distributing leaflets Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 11. Balbi recording a video campaign ANNOTATION: Underrepresented women's candidacies also struggle to gain traction with voters given widespread racism, sexism and LGBT-phobia. 12. Campaign leaflets from Balbi 13. Various of Balbi distributing leaflets and taking pictures with supporters 13. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Dani Balbi, Candidate for state lawmaker: ++PARTIALLY COVERED++ "A Black transgender woman occupying Rio's legislature would shake up the structures. I would dispute the budget, dispute the direction of public policy and that will be very uncomfortable for them (traditional lawmakers). But I don't care." 14. Balbi walking in the street with her campaign team STORYLINE: Women make up more than half of Brazil's electorate, but one wouldn't know it from the nation's halls of power. They represent less than one-sixth of Congress, and an even smaller fraction are also Black or Indigenous. Some women are trying to change that on Sunday, when Brazilians will vote for their representatives in state legislatures and Congress' Lower House. Women have historically faced difficulty gaining backing from political parties, which prompted laws to boost participation. Underrepresented women's candidacies also struggle to gain traction with voters given widespread racism, sexism and LGBT-phobia.    Subscribe for more Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Website: https://apnews.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP Facebook: https://facebook.com/APNews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/b3d54b66a8b94c74acdf80b36fc3de3e