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