Cristiane Britto

Cristiane Rodrigues Britto (born 25 January 1979) is a Brazilian lawyer and politician. She had served as Minister of Women, Family and Human Rights.[1][2][3]

Cristiane Britto
Minister of Women, Family and Human Rights
In office
30 March 2022 – 1 January 2023
PresidentJair Bolsonaro
Preceded byDamares Alves
Succeeded bySilvio Almeida
Personal details
Born
Cristiane Rodrigues Britto

(1979-01-25) 25 January 1979
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Political partyRepublicanos
SpouseFlávio Eduardo Wanderley
Alma materGama Filho University (LL.B.)
ProfessionLawyer

Biography

Children of entrepreneurs Romualdo Raimundo Rodrigues and Zilmar de Olivera Rodrigues, Britto is Bachelor of Laws from Gama Filho University, with specialization in election law from Southern Santa Catarina University (UNISUL).[3][4]

She is married to lawyer Flávio Eduardo Wanderley Britto, substitute electoral desembargador of the Federal District Regional Electoral Court (TRE-DF) from 2017 to 2019. She works as an election lawyer in the Federal District since 2003, associated to the Brazilian Academy of Election and Political Law (ABRADEP).[5][6][7]

She was member and had served as vice-chair of he Election Law Commission of the Federal District Sectional of the Order of Attorneys of Brazil (PAB-DF) at the time her husband was substitute electoral desembargador.[5][6]

Political life

Member of the legal body of the political party Republicanos,[8] in May 2019, Britto was nominated to head the National Secretariat for Women's Politics (SNPM), being part of the Damares Alves administration team in the Ministry of Woman, Family and Human Rights.[9]

In March 2022, with the leaving of Alves, she took office as Minister of Woman, Family and Human Rights of Jair Bolsonaro government.[1][2]

References
  1. "Damares indica Cristiane Britto para substituí-la no ministério". Poder360 (in Portuguese). 30 March 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  2. "Decretos de 30 de março de 2022". Imprensa Nacional (in Portuguese). Presidência da República. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  3. "Ministra Cristiane Britto, filha do saudoso Romualdo da NORSEGE, retorna a Candeias para receber título de Cidadã Candeense e relembrar as boas histórias. Confira!". Bahia Notícia (in Portuguese). 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  4. "Secretária nacional de Políticas Públicas para Mulheres recebe Comenda Maria Quitéria na Câmara dos Vereadores". Política Livre (in Portuguese). 18 October 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  5. "TRE-DF realiza palestra com grandes nomes do Direito Eleitoral". Tribunal Regional Eleitoral do Distrito Federal (in Portuguese). 28 November 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  6. Mões, Malu; Angelo, Tiago; Mali, Tiago (11 May 2022). "Ministra da Mulher foi advogada da Rede e do Republicanos". Poder360 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  7. Santos, Antônio Paulo (30 March 2022). "Cristiane Britto desiste da CLDF e assume o Ministério da Mulher no lugar de Damares Alves". Mais Brasil News (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  8. "Encontro de tesoureiros e secretários do PRB promove treinamento em nível nacional". Republicanos (in Portuguese). 6 July 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  9. "Combate à violência doméstica será prioridade da nova secretária". Expresso 360 (in Portuguese). 11 May 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
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