SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL — Systemic fraud is undermining gender quotas designed to boost the number of women in Brazilian politics. Political parties who support men also put forward “ghost candidates” – women who appear on the ballot but never campaign, and often never even vote for themselves. Camila Saccomori, GPJ Brazil A view of Osório, a coastal city in southern Brazil. She became the most-voted councillor in Osório in 2024, breaking a 12-year period without any women on the city council. While she believes gender quotas are important, she says they alone can’t solve the problem.