In the two months leading up to the first round of elections, which took place on 2 October, there were, on average, nearly two incidents of political and electoral violence per day. This is precisely what the latest study by civil society organizations Justiça Global and Terra de Direitos, which have been monitoring the situation in Brazil since 2016, points to.
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In 2022 alone, there were 247 episodes – an average of one every 26 hours. This number already exceeds the total for 2020 and is also 400% higher than the number of cases registered in 2018 when Jair Bolsonaro (PL) was elected.
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During the pre-election period from August 1 to October 2 of this year, 121 episodes were recorded in the country. The survey was based on reports published on portals, social networks and communications in the country.
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This number corresponds to 25% of all cases from September 2, 2020 to October 2 this year, the analysis period of the new study. In these almost two years, 523 episodes were recorded in the country involving 482 elected politicians, candidates or advisers and party leaders – the survey did not take into account persons not involved in political life.
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Of these, 54 murders, 109 assaults, 151 threats, 94 assaults, 104 offenses, 6 criminalizations and 5 invasions.
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The analysis also shows that every five days there is a murder or attempt on life due to political and electoral violence. Sao Paulo is the state with the most deaths, with 24 murders, followed by Rio de Janeiro (22) and Bahia (20). Among injured parties, PT and PSOL account for more than a quarter of cases.
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The data confirms the upward trend recorded by organizations in 2019. Whereas before 2018 one person was the victim of political violence every eight days, the next year the frequency jumped to an episode every two days.
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“The results, especially in the pre-election period, are alarming. They show how much this violence has grown and become an instrument of interference in the democratic process,” says Gabriela Barbieri, coordinator of political events Terra de Direito.
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The survey also showed that cisgender men, who constitute the majority in power, account for 59% of cases of political violence. Qig women, who represented 15.80% of people elected in 2020, were the victims of 36% of the episodes recorded by the study. Transsexuals and transvestites were targeted at 5%.
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“Given the size of this population [mulheres e LGBTQIA+] in terms of representation in the political system, the violence to which it is subjected is much more intense. We need to watch how this creates fear of these people who are in these processes and spaces of power, ”continues Barbieri.
THIRD SIGN
Actress Adriana Lessa attended the premiere of the musical “Dominguinos: it’s too good here”held last week at the Teatro Faap in Sao Paulo. Filmmaker Luis Villasa and actress Denise Fraga were there, along with philosopher and writer Mario Sergio Cortella.
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