“I am not a gay governor, I am a governor who is gay. Just like Obama was not a black president, but a president who is black!” Leite said.
In social networks, his opponent within the party’s presidency in 2022, João Doria, expressed “admiration and respect” to his friend.
According to data from the annual Report on Violent Deaths of LGBT in Brazil, done for 41 years by the Gay Group of Bahia, 237 LGBT+ people died violently in 2020, of which 224 were homicides.
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Eduardo Figueiredo Cavalheiro Leite was elected governor in the 2018 state elections with 53.62% of the votes, at the age of 33, making him the youngest governor in Brazil.
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Brazilian bishops Lenten campaign draws fire from conservatives
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Brazilian bishops’ Lenten campaign draws fire from some conservatives
Indigenous people wait to receive the Sinovac’s CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine in the village of Itacoatiara, Brazil, Feb. 13, 2021. The Brazilian bishops’ conference has come under fire from some of its more conservative members since it announced this year’s Fraternity Campaign, which defends Indigenous peoples, criticizes the high rates of femicide and speaks up against LGBTQ violence and homophobia. (CNS photo/Bruno Kelly, Reuters)
By Lise Alves, Catholic News Service
SAO PAULO The Brazilian bishops’ conference has come under fire from some of its more conservative members since it announced this year’s Fraternity Campaign, which defends Indigenous peoples, criticizes the high rates of femicide and speaks up against LGBTQ violence and homophobia.