THE VOTER
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Female vote - The Code of 1932 extended electoral citizenship to women.

Celina Guimarães Vianna, from the city of Mossoró (state of Rio Grande do Norte), was the first female voter in Brazil.

The Constitution of 1934 established the minimum age of 18 years old for voting. During the military régime, which began in 1964, there was no progress regarding the right to vote in the electoral legislation.

The Constitutional Amendment No. 25/1985 reinstated the illiterates' right to vote, although it was no longer compulsory.

The Constitution of 1988 ordered the electoral enrollment and vote to be mandatory for those who were 18 or older, and optional for those over 70 years old and between the ages of 16 and 18. Renata Cristina Rabelo Gomes was the first Brazilian citizen to enroll before the age of 16 years old.