by Brasil de Fato
Eight members of the Landless Rural Workers’ Movement, or MST, were elected to legislative bodies in the October 4 elections.
This includes four lawmakers heading to Brazil's lower house of Congress and four representatives to state legislatures.
They were all elected representing the Workers’ Party. They came from different states and regions of the country.
The members of the Landless Workers’ Movement elected to national and local office in Brazil (Photo: MST)
Valmir Assunção, from Bahia; Rosa Amorim, from Pernambuco; Marcon, from Rio Grande do Sul; and João Daniel, from Sergipe, were all elected to Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of Congress. All four have a history of activism linked to the movement and standing up for agrarian reform.
Rosa Amorim, who was already serving as a lawmaker in the Pernambuco Legislative Assembly, is the first female member of the MST to reach the Chamber of Deputies. She was born in the Normandia settlement in Caruaru. She began her activism with the MST during childhood and was elected to the Pernambuco Legislative Assembly in 2022.
Valmir Assunção, João Daniel, and Marcon were re-elected.
The MST also saw the re-election of Adão Pretto Filho, from Rio Grande do Sul; Marina do MST, from Rio de Janeiro; and Missias, from Ceará.
In this election, MST member Camilo Daniel also won a seat in the Sergipe Legislative Assembly.
Who was elected
Federal Deputies
Valmir Assunção (PT-BA)
Rosa Amorim (PT-PE)
Marcon (PT-RS)
João Daniel (PT-SE)
State Legislative Assembly
Adão Pretto Filho (PT-RS)
Marina do MST (PT-RJ)
Camilo Daniel (PT-SE)
Missias (PT-CE)
Edited by Geisa Marques. This article was originally published by Brasil de Fato. You can read the original in Portuguese, here. You can read more in-depth bios, in Portuguese, on each representative here.