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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...

According to specialists interviewed by Agência Brasil, the airport environment, with its limited representation of black individuals and system of barriers and controls, exposes a culture of racism. This was highlighted on May 10 when State Representative Renato Freitas reported being a victim of racism during a police control while boarding a flight. The incident with researcher Samantha Vitena, who was removed from a flight in Salvador after a dispute over her luggage dispatch last month, also brought attention to the issue.Jivarlos da Cruz, the co-founder of the Quilombo Aéreo collective, which is composed of airline workers working to combat racism in the aviation sector, stated that "racism has always been an issue in the aviation industry." He expressed his satisfaction with the i...

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Dossier reports 273 deaths of LGBTI+ individuals in 2022 in Brazil

Reports of racism show airports as hostile place for black individuals