List of LGBTQ politicians in Brazil

This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) Brazilians who were elected as governors, deputies, or councillors, or nominated as ministers or secretaries of state.

Ministers PhotoMinisterPartyStateTermNotesGilberto GilPVBA2003–2008Came out in 2023Marcelo CaleroPSDRJ2016First openly-gay minister of the cabinetAna MoserPTRN2023First openly-lesbian minister of the cabinet

Secretaries of state PhotoSecretaryPartyStateTermNotesEleonora MenicucciPTMG2012–2015BisexualSymmy LarratPTPA2023–presentTransgender

Governors +PhotoGovernorPartyStateTermNotesEduardo LeitePSDBRS2019–2022 2023–presentFirst openly-gay governor of BrazilFátima BezerraPTRN2019–presentFirst openly-lesbian governor of Brazil

Senators +PhotoSenatorPartyStateTermNotesFabiano ContaratoPTES2019–presentFirst openly-gay senator of Brazil

Federal deputies +PhotoFederal DeputiesPartyStateTermNotesClodovil HernandesPLSP2007–2009GayJean WyllysPSOLRJ2011–2018GayDavid MirandaPSOLRJ2019–2022GayIsrael BatistaPSBDF2019–2022GayMarcelo CaleroPSDRJ2019–2022GayRafafáPSDBPB2021GayVivi ReisPSOLPA2021–2022BisexualErika HiltonPSOLSP2023–presentTransgenderDuda SalabertPDTMG2023–presentTransgenderDandara TonantzinPTSP2023–presentBisexualDaiana SantosPCdoBRS2023–presentLesbianClodoaldo MagalhãesPVPE2023–presentGay

State deputies +PhotoFederal DeputiesPartyStateTermNotesEulina RabeloPROSPA2003–2006BisexualLeci BrandãoPCdoBSP2011–presentLesbianFabiola MansurPSBBA2015–2022LesbianDouglas GarciaRepublicansSP2019–2022GayErica MalunguinhoPSOLSP2019–2022TransgenderIsa PennaPCdoBSP2019–2022BisexualFábio FelixPSOLDF2019–presentGayDani MonteiroPSOLRJ2019–presentBisexualGuilherme CortezPSOLSP2023–presentBisexualThainara FariaPTSP2023–presentBisexualEdiane MariaPSOLSP2023–presentBisexualLinda BrasilPSOLSE2023–presentTransgenderDani BalbiPCdoBRJ2023–presentTransgenderVerônica LimaPTRJ2023–presentLesbianBella GonçalvesPSOLMG2023–presentLesbianRosa AmorimPTPE2023–presentLesbianMichelle MeloUNIÃOAC2023–presentBisexual

Mayors +PhotoMayorsPartyCityStateTermNotesAstrid Maria Cunha e SilvaPFLViseuPA1996–2004BisexualJorge AllenPSDPoáSP1997–1998GayEdgar de SouzaPSDBLinsSP2013–2020GayWirley Rodrigues ReisPHSItapecericaMG2021–2024GayPaulo AlvesUnião BrasilMariluzPR2021–presentGayDiego SingolaniPSDSanta Cruz do Rio PardoSP2021–presentGay

Municipal councilors PhotoCouncilorsPartyCityStateTermNotesRenildo José dos SantosPTRCoqueiro SecoAL1993BisexualKátia TapetyProgressistasColônia do PiauíPI1993–2004Transgender; later first transgender vice-mayor (2004)Léo KretDEMSalvadorBA2009–2013TransgenderPaulo DiógenesPSDFortalezaCE2013–2016Brenda SantunioniProgressistasViçosaMG2017–2020Fernando HolidayNOVOSão PauloSP2017–presentGayMarielle FrancoPSOLRio de JaneiroRJ2017–2018BisexualDuda SalabertPDTBelo HorizonteMG2021–2023Transgender and lesbianErika HiltonPSOLSão PauloSP2021–2023TransgenderMônica BenícioPSOLRio de JaneiroRJ2021–presentThammy MirandaPLSão PauloSP2021–presentTransgenderCarla AyresPTFlorianópolisSC2021–presentValdir GomesPSDCampo GrandeMS2021–presentThabatta PimentaPROSNatalRN2025–presentTransgenderLinda BrasilPSOLAracajuSE2021–2023TransgenderBruno CunhaCidadaniaBlumenauSC2021–presentJana GuedesPDTVideiraSC2021–presentFabiane PeglowPSBSão Lourenço do SulRS2021–presentAmanda GondimPDTUberlândiaMG2021–presentBenny BriollyPSOLNiteróiRJ2021–presentRegininhaAvanteAraçatubaSP2021–presentMárcio AraújoPSDMauáSP2021–presentWalkíria NictheroyPCdoBNiteróiRJ2021–presentBisexualWillian CarvalhoDEMQuatisRJ2021–presentGayGiorgia PratesPTCuritibaPR2023–presentLesbianGiovani CulauPCdoBPorto AlegreRS2023–presentGay

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