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Threats against trans councilwomen stir violence fears in Brazil Reuters 2/5/2021 Three trans councilwomen threatened in recent days Police investigating whether incidents linked Number of trans people killed in Brazil rose last year By Jennifer Ann Thomas SAO PAULO, Feb 5 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Threats against several transgender councilwomen in Brazil s largest city in recent days have raised fears of a surge in transphobic violence in the country, where reported murders of trans people rose steeply last year. Sao Paulo police are investigating possible links between three incidents, which the councilwomen said could point to an upswing in transphobia following the record showing of trans candidates in a municipal election in November. ....
04.02.2021: Bolsonaro unter Druck (Tageszeitung junge Welt) jungewelt.de - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from jungewelt.de Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Linda Brasil (L) and Erika Hilton. (Supplied/Rafael Canoba) Brazil held its local elections 15 November, 2020 and thousands of city councillors were elected throughout the country. In the midst of a pandemic and with an openly anti-LGBT+ far-right federal government, the results indicated a growing presence of LGBT+ activists from the most diverse political parties and spectres. While candidates supported by president Jair Bolsonaro suffered devastating defeats and the number of elected officials who used religious titles – such as a pastor, missionary and the like – and who are commonly at the forefront of homophobic preaching, tumbled. This year, the LGBT+ community elected 48 city councillors and received more than 450,000 votes – and transgender candidates deserve special mention in the country that kills the most trans people in the world. ....