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Brazilian deputy paints face brown in protest of trans woman's appointment

During a session of the Sao Paulo Legislative Assembly, a state deputy painted her face and body brown and said that being painted black would not make her a Black person, in protest of a trans woman's appointment to head the anti-racism commission. She also said trans women are not women.

  • Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Severity 1 of 5 — Discriminatory speech or policy

Source

  1. rosario3.com/informaciongeneral/polemica-en-brasil-por-una-diputada-que-se-pinto-la-cara-de-marron-por-el-nombramiento-de-una-mujer-trans-al-frente-de-una-comision-20260322-0023.html

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