Rio de Janeiro: the women's bench in the City Council now has 11 representatives

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Rio de Janeiro: the women's bench in the City Council now has 11 representatives

Six new councillors took office this Thursday (2) at the Rio de Janeiro City Council in open seats with the resignation of parliamentarians who were elected federal deputies. With the arrival of three women, the House now has 11 women councillors, the largest female bench since the eighth legislature between the years 2008 and 2011. The Rio Chamber is composed of 51 parliamentarians. Luciana Novaes, from the PT, Luciana Boiteux and Monica Cunha,…