According to ANTRA, Brazil has for almost 18 years been the country where the most trans people are killed: 80 murders in 2025. Rights such as legal recognition of chosen names and protection from violence save lives; hate speech puts those lives at risk.
With the left
In 2023, the Ministry of Human Rights gained its first national secretariat dedicated to LGBTQIA+ people, with public policies and reporting channels. Chosen names are respected in public services, and the issue is once again treated as a right, not a threat.
With the far right
Trans people become a constant target of speeches and bills that try to take away rights, from bathroom access to health care. On Women’s Day 2023, a PL congressman took the floor of the Chamber wearing a wig to attack trans women and was reprimanded by the Speaker.
What is at stake
According to ANTRA, Brazil has for almost 18 years been the country where the most trans people are killed: 80 murders in 2025. Hate speech does not stay in speech: it licenses violence.
It made the news
Not opinion: the press recorded it. Stories showing what the far right did or tried to do on this issue.
- MPF pede que Câmara investigue fala de Nikolas FerreiraFederal prosecutors asked for an investigation into the congressman's speech against trans people.Read the story
- No Dia da Mulher, Nikolas Ferreira usa peruca e faz comentários transfóbicosThe paper reports the PL congressman's transphobic speech in a wig in the House.Read the story
- Nikolas Ferreira ironiza pessoas trans no Dia da MulherNikolas Ferreira (PL-MG) wore a wig on the House floor to mock trans women on Women's Day.Read the story
Sources
Where the data on this page comes from.
- ANTRA
2026 report: killings of and violence against trans people in Brazil in 2025.
- Agência Brasil
Despite a drop, Brazil is still the country that kills the most trans people.
- Agência Brasil
Creation of the National Secretariat for LGBTQIA+ Rights in 2023.
- Agência Câmara
On Women's Day 2023, a PL congressman wore a wig on the floor to attack trans women.