Graphic: Brazil’s Young Politicians
AQ looks at indicators measuring youth participation in politics—and profiles leading politicians age 40 and under.
This article is adapted from AQ's special report on millennials in politics. Click here for the full list of countries. A record 156 million Brazilians were eligible to vote in this year’s general elections, and since 2018 the number of 16- and 17-year-olds registered to vote increased by 51% to 2.1 million. Of the registered candidates, 44% were under 40 years old (12,440 out of 28,274 candidates total). However, the level of political renewal was lower in 2022 than in the last general election. On October 2, voters elected 202 new deputies to the lower house, bringing the share...
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