Brazilian LGBT Advocates Beaten, One Arrested

Photo by Cícero Bezerra shared bu Homofobia Não on Facebook.

Photo by Cícero Bezerra shared by Homofobia Não on Facebook.

On March 27, a protest against the recent election of congressman and controversial evangelical preacher Marco Feliciano as chairman of the Committee for Human Rights and Minorities in the Brazilian Deputy Chamber ended with repression against LGBT rights advocates. On Youtube, Rodrigo Grassi shared the moment when one of the protestors was arrested.

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