Damares Alves
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (December 2018) |
Damares Alves | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Human Rights, Family and Women | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2019 | |
| President | Jair Bolsonaro |
| Preceded by | Gustavo Rocha |
Damares Alves is an evangelical pastor and incoming Minister of Human Rights, Family and Women in the Presidency of Jair Bolsonaro.[1] She is the second female minister appointed to the new government as of December 2018.[2]
Background
Alves had been a legal adviser in the National Congress for more than 20 years prior to her appointment by Bolsonaro.[3]
Positions
She opposes abortion – illegal in Brazil in most cases – believes that women were born to be mothers. “We want a Brazil without abortion,” she said.
Last March, she attacked feminism in an interview. “It's as if there was a war between men and women in Brazil. This does not exist.[1]
In 2016, she told an evangelical congregation: “It is time for the church to tell the nation that we have come ... It is time for the church to govern.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Bolsonaro abolishes human rights ministry in favour of family values | World news". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
- ^ Marshall, Euan (2018-12-07). "Who is Damares Alves, Brazil's new Minister of Human Rights?". The Brazilian Report. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Melo, Debora (2018-12-07). "Brasil sem aborto. Prioridade a mulheres ribeirinhas e ciganos. O que pensa a nova ministra da Mulher". HuffPost Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-12-09.
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