Sinclética Torres (1928 – 2009) was a pharmacist who, between 1965 and 1974, was the first black woman to serve in the Portuguese parliament.

One day she complained to a local politician about the situation and he recommended that she speak to Angola's governor.

[1][2][3] In 1965, Torres became a deputy in the Portuguese National Assembly under the authoritarian Estado Novo government, representing Angola, a position she held throughout the IX, X and XI Legislatures of that Assembly (between 1965 and 1974).

One consequence of this was that from 1975 she was no longer considered to be Portuguese, as only white settlers from Portugal and their descendants retained that right.

[1][3][4] In addition to contributing in the Assembly to discussions on the conditions in Portugal's colonies, a particular issue that Torres addressed was that of drug addiction.