In 2009, Porto Alegre city councilor Fernanda Melchionna took to the house's tribune wearing a black-and-white striped tie to protest a bill that would impose a dress code on female legislators.
Mwaka 2009, kansela wa mji wa Porto Alegre,  Fernanda Melchionna aliingia katika kikao cha ndani  akiwa amevaa tai yenye mistari miyeusi na nyeupe akipinga muswada uliokuwa unataka kupitisha aina ya mavazi kwa ajili ya wabunge wanawake.