Dear friends,
Last weekend, Brazil elected Jair Bolsonaro, one of the country's biggest homophobes, as our next President.
During the election, Bolsonaro's supporters started to feel empowered by the hate and division promoted by his campaign. Violence against LGBT+ people and other minorities escalated across the country.
Two women were murdered and one beaten, just for being trans. A man was murdered in his apartment for being gay. Many others were verbally and physically attacked by Bolsonaro supporters.
But before Bolsonaro takes office in January, we have a major opportunity to make it much harder for this hate to harm LGBT+ Brazilians.
In less than 2 weeks, Brazil's Supreme Court will decide if discrimination against LGBT+ people should be a crime in the country. Right now, we have no legal protection against hate crimes. That's why we're mobilising people in and outside of Brazil to pressure the Supreme Court to do the right thing.
Our partners will take our signatures to the Court on the day of the vote.
The Supreme Court will determine if Congress must approve a law to protect LGBT+ Brazilians from discrimination. They will also decide if sexual orientation and gender identity should be included in the existing law that prohibits discrimination based on race, ethnicity, nationality, and religion.
The Supreme Court will play a decisive role in protecting LGBT+ Brazilians from the violence and hate we know awaits us once Bolsonaro takes office, but we need your help to ask them to do the right thing.
Obrigada for all your support,
Ana
All Out campaigner in Brazil
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