Trans murders grew 70% in Brazil in 2020

Violence against transsexuals grew 70% in 8 months RIO – In the first eight months of 2020 alone, murders of trans people increased by 70% compared to the same period last year. In 2019, the number of rural conflicts affecting quilombola, indigenous and peasant peoples was 23% higher than in 2018. Also last year, 24 defenders of the environment and human rights in Brazil were murdered, including 10 indigenous people, causing the country is the fourth most violent in the world for these activists. It is data such as these, produced by several national and international organizations, that the new dossier of the Brazilian Committee of Defenders and Human Rights Defenders (CBDDH) compiled and systematized to take a look at activism for social causes in Brazil between 2018 and first half of 2020.

The conclusion of the report released on Tuesday is that the performance of individuals, communities or collectives that fight against the violation of basic rights has been taking place in a scenario of increased violence and lack of performance on the part of the federal government. Elaborated by an articulation of 42 popular organizations and movements, he points out that the conditions of structural inequality in society result in a more intense violence against women, black, LGBTQI + and traditional peoples activists.