Rights group ABGLT brought the case to extend the legal protections further. Hate speech is punishable by prison terms of two to five years in Brazil. "Victory against LGBT-phobia," transgender...
Rights group ABGLT brought the case to extend the legal protections further.
Hate speech is punishable by prison terms of two to five years in Brazil.
"Victory against LGBT-phobia," transgender lawmaker Erika Hilton posted on social media, celebrating the ruling.
Rights groups registered 228 murders of LGBTQ+ people in Brazil last year.
The country of 203 million people is the deadliest in the world for trans people, according to the rights group Transgender Europe, with 1,741 murdered from 2008 to 2022.
Rights group ABGLT brought the case to extend the legal protections further.
Hate speech is punishable by prison terms of two to five years in Brazil.
"Victory against LGBT-phobia," transgender lawmaker Erika Hilton posted on social media, celebrating the ruling.
Rights groups registered 228 murders of LGBTQ+ people in Brazil last year.
The country of 203 million people is the deadliest in the world for trans people, according to the rights group Transgender Europe, with 1,741 murdered from 2008 to 2022.