María Victoria Brusquetti (born c.1940) is a Paraguayan activist and politician. She stood as vice-presidential candidate on behalf of the National Encounter Party (Partido Encuentro Nacional) in the 1993 Paraguayan general election, [1] making her the first woman to be a candidate for Vice President of Paraguay. [2]
Brusquetti was a leader of Catholic lay workers, [3] a "long-time organizer from the Catholic grass-roots movement". [4] On November 27, 1992 Guillermo Caballero Vargas, leader of the National Encounter independent movement, selected her to be his running-mate in the 1993 Presidential elections.
María Victoria Brusquetti (born c.1940) is a Paraguayan activist and politician. She stood as vice-presidential candidate on behalf of the National Encounter Party (Partido Encuentro Nacional) in the 1993 Paraguayan general election, [1] making her the first woman to be a candidate for Vice President of Paraguay. [2]
Brusquetti was a leader of Catholic lay workers, [3] a "long-time organizer from the Catholic grass-roots movement". [4] On November 27, 1992 Guillermo Caballero Vargas, leader of the National Encounter independent movement, selected her to be his running-mate in the 1993 Presidential elections.