A WOMAN MAYOR

THE ELECTION AND MANDATE OF IRACEMA NEVES – SÃO JOSÉ DO PEIXE-PI (1983-1988)

Abstract

The present work focuses on female participation in Brazilian politics, with the objective of analyzing the election and the mandate of Mayor Iracema Soares Neves Santos, in the city of São José do Peixe-PI, between the years 1983 to 1988. One of the central issues is to know the way outlined by the former mayor at the time she ran for office, and how she excelled in a position that was almost always held by men. To conduct the research, we used Oral History as a methodology. We can consider that, although his candidacy was viewed with suspicion by some, the management of Iracema Neves positively surprised the majority of the population of the city in which he ruled.