{{Short description|Brazilian politician and literature teacher}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Duda Salabert | image = 2025 Duda.jpeg | caption = Salabert in 2025 | office = Member of the [[Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)|Chamber of Deputies]] | term_start = 1 February 2023 | constituency = [[Minas Gerais]] | office1 = [[Municipal Chamber of Belo Horizonte|Councillor of Belo Horizonte]] | term_start1 = 1 January 2021 | term_end1 = 1 February 2023 | constituency1 = [[At-large]] | birth_name = Duda Salabert Rosa | birth_date = | birth_place = [[Belo Horizonte]], [[Minas Gerais]], Brazil | party = [[Socialism and Liberty Party|PSOL]] (2017–2019; 2026–present) | other_party = [[Democratic Labour Party (Brazil)|PDT]] (2019–2026) | alma_mater = [[Minas Gerais State University]] | spouse = {{Marriage|Raíssa Novaes|2011}} | occupation = Teacher }}
'''Duda Salabert Rosa''' is a Brazilian politician, [[Environmentalism|environmentalist]], and [[teacher]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 24, 2021|title=Com participação de Duda Salabert, aula inaugural do ICB discute diversidade de gênero e ciência|trans-title=With the participation of Duda Salabert, ICB's inaugural class discusses gender and science diversity|url=https://ufmg.br/comunicacao/noticias/com-participacao-de-duda-salabert-aula-inaugural-do-icb-discute-diversidade-de-genero-e-ciencia|url-status=live|access-date=June 10, 2021|website=[[Federal University of Minas Gerais]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526121413/https://ufmg.br/comunicacao/noticias/com-participacao-de-duda-salabert-aula-inaugural-do-icb-discute-diversidade-de-genero-e-ciencia |archive-date=May 26, 2021 }}</ref> In 2020, she became the first [[transgender]] person to serve on the [[Municipal Chamber of Belo Horizonte|city council of Belo Horizonte]] after campaigning as a [[Democratic Labour Party (Brazil)|Democratic Labour Party]] candidate. She was elected with over 37,000 votes, more than any city council candidate in the history of [[Minas Gerais]] at the time.
Since 2023, she has represented the state of Minas Gerais as a [[Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)|federal deputy]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Primeiras deputadas trans, Erika Hilton e Duda Salabert tomam posse no Congresso |url=https://oglobo.globo.com/politica/noticia/2023/02/primeiras-deputadas-trans-erika-hilton-e-duda-salabert-tomam-posse-no-congresso.ghtml |access-date=2023-02-01 |website=O Globo |date=February 2023 |language=pt-br |archive-date=February 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201184942/https://oglobo.globo.com/politica/noticia/2023/02/primeiras-deputadas-trans-erika-hilton-e-duda-salabert-tomam-posse-no-congresso.ghtml |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Personal life == Salabert began working as a teacher in 2002. She cofounded [[Transvest]], a [[non-governmental organization]] focused on fighting [[transphobia]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ernesto|first=Marcelo|date=March 13, 2018|title=Minas pode ter a primeira mulher travesti disputando uma das vagas ao Senado|trans-title=Minas may have the first travesti woman competing for a seat in the Senate|work=[[Estado de Minas]]|url=https://www.em.com.br/app/noticia/politica/2018/03/13/interna_politica,943845/minas-pode-ter-a-primeira-mulher-travesti-disputando-uma-das-vagas-ao.shtml|access-date=June 10, 2021|archive-date=June 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610201718/https://www.em.com.br/app/noticia/politica/2018/03/13/interna_politica,943845/minas-pode-ter-a-primeira-mulher-travesti-disputando-uma-das-vagas-ao.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>
Duda is a [[lesbian]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-10 |title=#Conheça: Duda Salabert – o poder das mulheres trans na política em Belo Horizonte (MG) |url=https://midianinja.org/vereadoresquequeremos/dudasalabert/ |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=Rede NINJA |language=pt-br}}</ref> married to Raíssa. In 2019, they had a child and chose a [[gender-neutral name]] for [[Theyby|them]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Paes |first=Cíntia |date=2019-01-07 |title=Duda Salabert, criadora da ONG Transvest, anuncia gravidez da mulher pelas redes sociais |url=https://g1.globo.com/mg/minas-gerais/noticia/2019/01/07/duda-salabert-criadora-da-ong-transvest-anuncia-gravidez-da-mulher-pelas-redes-sociais.ghtml |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=G1 |language=pt-br}}</ref>
Duda is [[vegan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Duda Salabert – CARTA COMPROMISSO SOCIOAMBIENTAL |url=https://cartasocioambiental.forumdanatureza.org.br/candidaturas/duda-salabert/ |access-date=2023-07-05 |language=pt-BR |archive-date=January 27, 2023|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127174901/https://cartasocioambiental.forumdanatureza.org.br/candidaturas/duda-salabert/}}</ref>
In 2025, Salabert announced that she had been diagnosed with [[autism spectrum disorder]] (ASD) and [[giftedness]]. The deputy reported that the diagnostic investigation took place through a [[neuropsychological]] evaluation, after years of dealing with [[Depressive episode|depressive episodes]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 28, 2025 |title=Duda Salabert anuncia diagnóstico de autismo |url=https://www.canalautismo.com.br/noticia/duda-salabert-anuncia-diagnostico-de-autismo/ |website=Canal Autismo}}</ref>
== Political activity == In 2018, Salabert campaigned as a [[Socialism and Liberty Party]] candidate to represent the state of Minas Gerais in the [[Brazilian Senate]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Cardin|first=Adele|date=November 17, 2020|title=Brazil's Sixth-Largest City Elects Its First Trans City Councilor, Duda Salabert|work=[[The Rio Times]]|url=https://riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/brazil/brazils-sixt-largest-city-elects-its-first-trans-city-councilor-duda-salabert/|access-date=June 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117103047/https://riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/brazil/brazils-sixt-largest-city-elects-its-first-trans-city-councilor-duda-salabert/|archive-date=November 17, 2020}}</ref> Salabert said that she had received invitations to campaign for other offices but chose the Senate as a form of provocation, noting that the [[etymology]] of the term ''senate'' relates to [[Man|men]] and that "if it is a space made for gentlemen, a [[Travesti (gender identity)|travesti]] woman seeking this space is extremely provocative".{{Efn|Original quote in Portuguese: {{lang|pt|"Eu aceitei pelo caráter simbólico. Senado, na sua etimologia, significa 'senhores'. Se é um espaço feito para senhores, uma mulher travesti disputando esse espaço é extremamente provocativo."}}}} She additionally stated that she had been targeted on [[social media]] and that she feared escalation to physical violence. She was 36 years old at the time.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Conteúdo|first=Estadão|date=August 12, 2018|title=Duda Salabert: quem é a primeira candidata trans ao Senado|trans-title=Duda Salabert: who is the first trans candidate for the Senate|work=[[Veja (magazine)|Veja]]|url=https://veja.abril.com.br/politica/duda-salabert-quem-e-a-primeira-candidata-trans-ao-senado/|access-date=June 10, 2021|archive-date=June 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610201715/https://veja.abril.com.br/politica/duda-salabert-quem-e-a-primeira-candidata-trans-ao-senado/|url-status=live}}</ref> Salabert received more than 350,000 votes,<ref name=":0" /> not winning the election but becoming the first transgender person to run for the Brazilian Senate.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Malheiro|first=Franco|date=June 9, 2021|title=Vereadora Duda Salabert mira o Senado, mas terá concorrência no PDT|trans-title=Councilwoman Duda Salabert targets the Senate, but will have competition in the PDT|work=[[O Tempo (newspaper)|O Tempo]]|url=https://www.otempo.com.br/politica/vereadora-duda-salabert-mira-o-senado-mas-tera-concorrencia-no-pdt-1.2496375|access-date=June 10, 2021|archive-date=June 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610095702/https://www.otempo.com.br/politica/vereadora-duda-salabert-mira-o-senado-mas-tera-concorrencia-no-pdt-1.2496375|url-status=live}}</ref>
In April 2019, Salabert left the Socialism and Liberty Party, criticizing the party for "structural transphobia" and [[anthropocentrism]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Guerra|first=Rayanderson|date=April 22, 2019|title=Primeira trans a disputar vaga ao Senado, Duda Salabert deixa PSOL e acusa partido de 'transfobia estrutural'|trans-title=Duda Salabert, first trans person to seek Senate seat, leaves PSOL and accuses party of 'structural transphobia'|work=[[O Globo]]|url=https://oglobo.globo.com/celina/primeira-trans-disputar-vaga-ao-senado-duda-salabert-deixa-psol-acusa-partido-de-transfobia-estrutural-23615537|access-date=June 10, 2021|archive-date=July 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731002332/https://oglobo.globo.com/celina/primeira-trans-disputar-vaga-ao-senado-duda-salabert-deixa-psol-acusa-partido-de-transfobia-estrutural-23615537|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2020, Salabert was elected to the [[Municipal Chamber of Belo Horizonte|city council of Belo Horizonte]] after campaigning as a member of the Democratic Labour Party. She was the first transgender person elected to the [[Belo Horizonte]] city council, and with 37,000 votes in support, the most-voted-for city council candidate in Minas Gerais history at the time.<ref name=":0" /> In December 2020, the school where Salabert taught received an email threatening both her and the school if she remained in her position, and she was fired.<ref name=":1" />
In June 2021, Salabert announced that she would campaign for a Senate seat in 2022. She had previously pledged to serve for her entire 4-year term on the Belo Horizonte city council, but stated that she had been advised by the [[United Nations]] and the [[Inter-American Commission on Human Rights]] to seek a position in the federal government so that she could be protected by the [[Polícia Federal]] after having received death threats.<ref name=":1" />
In 2022 Salabert and [[Erika Hilton]] became the first two openly transgender people elected to the [[National Congress of Brazil]], with both of them elected to its [[Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)|Chamber of Deputies]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.advocate.com/world/2022/10/04/brazil-elects-first-two-transgender-members-congress|title=Brazil Elects First Two Transgender Members of Congress|date=October 4, 2022|website=www.advocate.com|access-date=October 7, 2022|archive-date=February 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213122518/https://www.advocate.com/world/2022/10/04/brazil-elects-first-two-transgender-members-congress|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://xtramagazine.com/power/trans-candidates-brazil-237171|title=Trans candidates make history as Brazil prepares to oust its homophobic president|website=xtramagazine.com|date=October 4, 2022|access-date=October 7, 2022|archive-date=August 17, 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250817171739/https://xtramagazine.com/power/trans-candidates-brazil-237171|url-status=live}}</ref>
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