Brazil
Brazil's High Court Rules to Include Men in Violence Against Women Law
The court ruled that anyone who identifies as a woman is included under the protections of the Maria da Pennha law
Marie Claire Magazine Names Male Pimp as Top Women's Rights Activist
The Brazilian edition of Marie Claire magazine has named a trans-identified male convicted of pimping and accused of facilitating child sexual exploitation as one of the country's top inspirational women's rights activists. On December 20, Marie Claire Brazil posted a year-end slideshow to its Instagram featuring "7 women making a
'Miss Transsexual Brazil' Arrested After Major Crime Spree
The 2019 winner of the Miss Transsexual Brazil pageant has been arrested on suspicions by Police he was responsible for a major spree of druggings and robbings in Rio de Janeiro. Mikaelly da Costa Martinez, also known as Mikaelly Zanotto, has an extensive criminal record demonstrating over 17 criminal convictions
Brazil: Activist Mothers Harassed and Censored Online for Challenging Gender
Brazilian ob/gyns and researchers accept language erasing women while mothers get attacked fighting against it.
Disturbing Footage Shows Trans-Identified Male Beating Girl at Brazilian School
Disturbing footage posted to social media shows a fight breaking out at a Brazilian school allegedly after a girl confronted a trans-identified male in the women's bathroom. A newly-posted recording uploaded to Twitter from inside a Brazilian public school caught a violent scene breaking out between a trans-identified male student
Man Accused of Abusing Indigenous Women Nominated for Brazilian Prize
Brazilian congressman recommends dismissed teacher for Paulo Freire award.
Brazilian Feminist Artist Threatened at Party, then Trashed on Social Media
'Transwoman' threatens Aleta Valente for no reason. Then, online mobs accuse her of transphobia.
Leftist Brazilian Women Publish Manifestos in Support of Journalist Accused of Transphobia
Patricia Lelis was accused of transphobia for saying “woman is not a feeling.”
