Duda Salabert dons her bullet proof vest to go outside Source: Reuters / Reuters
Political violence has been on the rise in Brazil, with candidates for the upcoming elections and their supporters facing a wave of threats and attacks this year. Incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro was almost killed in a stabbing during the 2018 campaign.But the candidates most targeted by political violence and threats tend to be Black women and LGBTQI people, especially trans women.
Political violence has been on the rise in Brazil, with candidates for the upcoming elections and their supporters facing a wave of threats and attacks this year. Incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro was almost killed in a stabbing during the 2018 campaign.But the candidates most targeted by political violence and threats tend to be Black women and LGBTQI people, especially trans women.
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