Saudade Braga

[3] In the 2000 election, Braga, a member of the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB), was declared the winner after receiving 46,764 votes, an unprecedented number at the time.

[5] In 2012, she was convicted of corruption for advancing a rent payment to the city's Chess club to prevent the eviction of their premises.

[8] When her son Glauber Braga was an officeholder, the false claim of her corruption conviction went viral in the Brazilian press.

[10] On 8 March 2019, Braga was honored with the Heloneida Studart Citizen Woman Medal from the Nova Friburgo City Council for her contributions to political life in the municipality.

In April, Glauber Braga was accused of breaching decorum after expelling Free Brazil Movement member Gabriel Costenaro from the chamber.

Saudade Braga", a public gallery honoring the contributions of councilwomen in Nova Friburgo in an effort to promote more women in politics.