Dandara Tonantzin

Dandara Tonantzin Silva Castro (born 23 January 1994) is a Brazilian teacher, activist, and politician, affiliated with the Workers' Party (PT). She is currently a federal deputy from Minas Gerais, having assumed office in 2023.

Biography Tonantzin was born in the town of Gurinhatã, in the Triângulo Mineiro. She grew up in a favela in the Justinópolis district of Ribeirão das Neves. Her father was white and her mother was Black, with them being a philosopher and a teacher respectively. As an adolescent, she moved to Uberlândia. She began to become politically engaged in secondary school, establishing groups and protesting against an increase in bus fares. She is bisexual.

She began to attend the Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU) at 16, graduating with a teaching degree. She later graduated with a master's degree from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). In 2022, she became a candidate for federal deputy from Minas Gerais, being elected again with 86,034 votes. As part of the Chamber of Deputies, she is a member of the Education Commission, and is president of the Inclusive Education and Affirmative Action Permanent Subcommittee.

Electoral history (1.74%) 20222022 Minas Gerais state elections86,034 (0.77%)