# Duda Salabert

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Brazilian politician and literature teacher

Duda Salabert Salabert in 2025 Member of the Chamber of Deputies Incumbent Assumed office 1 February 2023 Constituency Minas Gerais Councillor of Belo Horizonte In office 1 January 2021 – 1 February 2023 Constituency At-large Personal details Born Duda Salabert Rosa Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil Party PSOL (2017–2019; 2026–present) Other political affiliations PDT (2019–2026) Spouse Raíssa Novaes ​ (m. 2011)​ Alma mater Minas Gerais State University Occupation Teacher

**Duda Salabert Rosa** is a Brazilian politician, [environmentalist](/source/Environmentalism), and [teacher](/source/Teacher).[1] In 2020, she became the first [transgender](/source/Transgender) person to serve on the [city council of Belo Horizonte](/source/Municipal_Chamber_of_Belo_Horizonte) after campaigning as a [Democratic Labour Party](/source/Democratic_Labour_Party_(Brazil)) candidate. She was elected with over 37,000 votes, more than any city council candidate in the history of [Minas Gerais](/source/Minas_Gerais) at the time.

Since 2023, she has represented the state of Minas Gerais as a [federal deputy](/source/Chamber_of_Deputies_(Brazil)).[2]

## Personal life

Salabert began working as a teacher in 2002. She cofounded [Transvest](/source/Transvest), a [non-governmental organization](/source/Non-governmental_organization) focused on fighting [transphobia](/source/Transphobia).[3]

Duda is a [lesbian](/source/Lesbian),[4] married to Raíssa. In 2019, they had a child and chose a [gender-neutral name](/source/Gender-neutral_name) for [them](/source/Theyby).[5]

Duda is [vegan](/source/Vegan).[6]

In 2025, Salabert announced that she had been diagnosed with [autism spectrum disorder](/source/Autism_spectrum_disorder) (ASD) and [giftedness](/source/Giftedness). The deputy reported that the diagnostic investigation took place through a [neuropsychological](/source/Neuropsychological) evaluation, after years of dealing with [depressive episodes](/source/Depressive_episode).[7]

## Political activity

In 2018, Salabert campaigned as a [Socialism and Liberty Party](/source/Socialism_and_Liberty_Party) candidate to represent the state of Minas Gerais in the [Brazilian Senate](/source/Brazilian_Senate).[8] 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](/source/Etymology) of the term *senate* relates to [men](/source/Man) and that "if it is a space made for gentlemen, a [travesti](/source/Travesti_(gender_identity)) woman seeking this space is extremely provocative".[a] She additionally stated that she had been targeted on [social media](/source/Social_media) and that she feared escalation to physical violence. She was 36 years old at the time.[9] Salabert received more than 350,000 votes,[8] not winning the election but becoming the first transgender person to run for the Brazilian Senate.[10]

In April 2019, Salabert left the Socialism and Liberty Party, criticizing the party for "structural transphobia" and [anthropocentrism](/source/Anthropocentrism).[11]

In 2020, Salabert was elected to the [city council of Belo Horizonte](/source/Municipal_Chamber_of_Belo_Horizonte) after campaigning as a member of the Democratic Labour Party. She was the first transgender person elected to the [Belo Horizonte](/source/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.[8] 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.[10]

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](/source/United_Nations) and the [Inter-American Commission on Human Rights](/source/Inter-American_Commission_on_Human_Rights) to seek a position in the federal government so that she could be protected by the [Polícia Federal](/source/Pol%C3%ADcia_Federal) after having received death threats.[10]

In 2022 Salabert and [Erika Hilton](/source/Erika_Hilton) became the first two openly transgender people elected to the [National Congress of Brazil](/source/National_Congress_of_Brazil), with both of them elected to its [Chamber of Deputies](/source/Chamber_of_Deputies_(Brazil)).[12][13]

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Original quote in Portuguese: *"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."*

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Com participação de Duda Salabert, aula inaugural do ICB discute diversidade de gênero e ciência"](https://ufmg.br/comunicacao/noticias/com-participacao-de-duda-salabert-aula-inaugural-do-icb-discute-diversidade-de-genero-e-ciencia) [With the participation of Duda Salabert, ICB's inaugural class discusses gender and science diversity]. *[Federal University of Minas Gerais](/source/Federal_University_of_Minas_Gerais)*. May 24, 2021. [Archived](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) from the original on May 26, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Primeiras deputadas trans, Erika Hilton e Duda Salabert tomam posse no Congresso"](https://oglobo.globo.com/politica/noticia/2023/02/primeiras-deputadas-trans-erika-hilton-e-duda-salabert-tomam-posse-no-congresso.ghtml). *O Globo* (in Brazilian Portuguese). February 2023. [Archived](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) from the original on February 1, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Ernesto, Marcelo (March 13, 2018). ["Minas pode ter a primeira mulher travesti disputando uma das vagas ao Senado"](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) [Minas may have the first travesti woman competing for a seat in the Senate]. *[Estado de Minas](/source/Estado_de_Minas)*. [Archived](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) from the original on June 10, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["#Conheça: Duda Salabert – o poder das mulheres trans na política em Belo Horizonte (MG)"](https://midianinja.org/vereadoresquequeremos/dudasalabert/). *Rede NINJA* (in Brazilian Portuguese). November 10, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Paes, Cíntia (January 7, 2019). ["Duda Salabert, criadora da ONG Transvest, anuncia gravidez da mulher pelas redes sociais"](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). *G1* (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved March 4, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Duda Salabert – CARTA COMPROMISSO SOCIOAMBIENTAL"](https://web.archive.org/web/20230127174901/https://cartasocioambiental.forumdanatureza.org.br/candidaturas/duda-salabert/) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from [the original](https://cartasocioambiental.forumdanatureza.org.br/candidaturas/duda-salabert/) on January 27, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Duda Salabert anuncia diagnóstico de autismo"](https://www.canalautismo.com.br/noticia/duda-salabert-anuncia-diagnostico-de-autismo/). *Canal Autismo*. November 28, 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_8-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_8-2) Cardin, Adele (November 17, 2020). ["Brazil's Sixth-Largest City Elects Its First Trans City Councilor, Duda Salabert"](https://web.archive.org/web/20201117103047/https://riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/brazil/brazils-sixt-largest-city-elects-its-first-trans-city-councilor-duda-salabert/). *[The Rio Times](/source/The_Rio_Times)*. Archived from [the original](https://riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/brazil/brazils-sixt-largest-city-elects-its-first-trans-city-councilor-duda-salabert/) on November 17, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Conteúdo, Estadão (August 12, 2018). ["Duda Salabert: quem é a primeira candidata trans ao Senado"](https://veja.abril.com.br/politica/duda-salabert-quem-e-a-primeira-candidata-trans-ao-senado/) [Duda Salabert: who is the first trans candidate for the Senate]. *[Veja](/source/Veja_(magazine))*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210610201715/https://veja.abril.com.br/politica/duda-salabert-quem-e-a-primeira-candidata-trans-ao-senado/) from the original on June 10, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_11-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_11-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:1_11-2) Malheiro, Franco (June 9, 2021). ["Vereadora Duda Salabert mira o Senado, mas terá concorrência no PDT"](https://www.otempo.com.br/politica/vereadora-duda-salabert-mira-o-senado-mas-tera-concorrencia-no-pdt-1.2496375) [Councilwoman Duda Salabert targets the Senate, but will have competition in the PDT]. *[O Tempo](/source/O_Tempo_(newspaper))*. [Archived](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) from the original on June 10, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Guerra, Rayanderson (April 22, 2019). ["Primeira trans a disputar vaga ao Senado, Duda Salabert deixa PSOL e acusa partido de 'transfobia estrutural'"](https://oglobo.globo.com/celina/primeira-trans-disputar-vaga-ao-senado-duda-salabert-deixa-psol-acusa-partido-de-transfobia-estrutural-23615537) [Duda Salabert, first trans person to seek Senate seat, leaves PSOL and accuses party of 'structural transphobia']. *[O Globo](/source/O_Globo)*. [Archived](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) from the original on July 31, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Brazil Elects First Two Transgender Members of Congress"](https://www.advocate.com/world/2022/10/04/brazil-elects-first-two-transgender-members-congress). *www.advocate.com*. October 4, 2022. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230213122518/https://www.advocate.com/world/2022/10/04/brazil-elects-first-two-transgender-members-congress) from the original on February 13, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Trans candidates make history as Brazil prepares to oust its homophobic president"](https://xtramagazine.com/power/trans-candidates-brazil-237171). *xtramagazine.com*. October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2022.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

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