For the first time, the percentage of black candidates exceeds that of whites in Brazil

The percentage of black candidates (i.e., the sum of black and brown candidates) in this year's general elections is the biggest since 2014, when self-declaration of race begansystem. (G1)

That year, the percentage of black candidates was 44,24% of the total. For the 2022 race, it was 49,49% – a percentage that exceeds the number of candidates who declared themselves white.

The data appears in the registration of candidatures of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE).

It was the first time since racial self-declaration was established that the percentage of black candidates exceeded that of white candidates in a general election.

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