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Lesbicide in Maranhão, Brazil

On December 10, 2023, Ana Caroline Sousa Câmpelo (21) was brutally murdered. Her murder took place in Maranhão, a state in the northeastern region of Brazil. Ana Caroline (or Carol, as I’ve seen her referred to) was a lesbian, and her family and friends are referring to her murder as a hate crime.

I won’t include the grisly details of her murder in this post, but you can read about it in the article and posts I’m going to link below.

Unsurprisingly, there has been very little media attention or reporting on this violent lesbicide. All I was able to find was the one article, and some posts on Instagram and Twitter. (All are written in Brazilian Portuguese, so you may have to rely on machine translation if you don’t understand the language — this is what I did.)

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One more important thing: there’s going to be a protest in Praça dos Ciclistas (São Paulo) on Monday, December 18 (more info in link) to bring visibility to Carol’s case and push for a complete investigation of her murder. If you know anyone in the region, spread the word.

Brazilians are also using the hashtag #JustiçaPorCarol to bring attention to her case. Use the hashtag, especially on Twitter and Instagram, to express solidarity and call for justice.

May she rest in peace.