Dossier reports 273 deaths of LGBTI+ individuals in 2022 in Brazil
On May 11, the Observatory of Deaths and Violence against LGBTI+ in Brazil published a dossier revealing that 273 violent deaths of LGBTI+ individuals occurred in the country in 2022. Out of these deaths, 228 were classified as murders, accounting for 83.52 percent of the cases. Suicides made up 10.99 percent (30 cases), and the remaining 5.49 percent (15 cases) were due to other causes. The report defines LGBTI+ as referring to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transvestite, transwomen and men, transmasculine, non-binary individuals, and other sexual and gender dissidents. The Ministry of Human Rights and Citizenship and the National Secretariat for the Rights of LGBTQIA+ individuals will launch the dossier on Tuesday, May 16 at 4 pm in Brasília.The Observatory of Deaths and Violence against LGBT...