ENTRE DISCURSOS E PRÁTICAS: A CONSTRUÇÃO DO ÓDIO E DA VIOLÊNCIA A PESSOAS TRANSEXUAIS NO BRASIL

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the discourses and practices for the construction of hatred and violence against transsexual people in Brazil, being the country that kills the most transsexuals in the period from 2008 to 2022. The problem to be raised is because Brazil it is such an intolerant, violent country and is the one that kills most transgender and transvestite women in the world. With the general objective of investigating intolerance and violence in Brazil against transgender and transvestite women. Specific objectives to identify the construction and practice of hatred towards transsexual people in Brazil; To verify the chronological evolution of the Brazilian international and national legislation for the protection of transsexuals over time and the connection with the international system for the protection of human rights; To describe possible solutions by the state and society to combat intolerance and violence against transgender and transvestite women in Brazil. Qualitative, exploratory, documentary and bibliographic research with data collection through national and international entities, NGOs, trans movements and civil society organizations that catalog and produce dossiers, surveys on violence and hatred towards transsexual and transvestite women in Brazil, considering that Brazilian government agencies do not survey and catalog data referring to this social category. The work started from the exposition of data, the definition of the transsexual person, the historical explanation for Brazil to be a leader in violence against transvestites and trans women, the construction and practice of hatred towards transsexual people in Brazil, the chronological evolution of international legislation and Brazilian national protection for transsexuals over time and the connection with the international system for the protection of human rights.