Brazilian women are breaking into politics by joining together in collective candidacies, which allow politicians to build stronger coalitions and push for progressive change. Many women in Brazil decided to run for office after the assassination of Rio’s Black feminist councilwoman Marielle Franco in March 2018. In Rio, where women make up less than 15% of the city council, the women hope to boost representation by “hacking” traditional politics. Overall, group candidacies have obtained more than 1.2 million votes across 17 states in past elections. A 2017 bill to regulate collective candidacies has been stalled in the lower house of Brazil’s National Congress.