Joy tinged with fear for Brazil’s first trans congresswomen

RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 5 — The election of the first trans members of Congress in Brazil is “historic,” but a strong showing by far-right President Jair Bolsonaro and his allies means they risk facing hostility and even violence, experts say.

But there was also troubling news for rights campaigners on election night: Bolsonaro, a hardline conservative who has regularly attacked the LGBTQ community, won 43 per cent of the vote in the presidential race — far more than predicted in polls.Hilton, currently a Sao Paulo city councilwoman, told AFP her “historic” win left her “very happy and full of hope.”“I’m apprehensive,” she said.

Given that context, the big wins for Bolsonaro’s movement Sunday are “worrying,” said Ligia Fabris, coordinator of the diversity programme at the Getulio Vargas Foundation’s law school. In a Congress where Evangelicals and hardline conservatives hold vast sway, Hilton and Salabert “are going to suffer,” she said.In all, 18 LGBT+ candidates won election Sunday, including state and federal posts, according to the association VoteLGBT.

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