13-Year-Old Transgender Person Dies from Brutal Abuse... Beaten, Stoned by Peers, Stabbed with a Weapon

Brazil: Transgender Individuals Murdered Every Other Day

S?o Paulo Gay Pride Parade. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

[Asia Economy Reporter Nana Han] Recently, as the number of transgender deaths has been increasing in Brazil, a 13-year-old transgender child also lost their life after suffering horrific abuse.

In Camocim, an inland city in the northeastern state of Ceara, Brazilian media reported on the 9th (local time) that Keron Habashi (13) was beaten and pelted with stones by teenagers and stabbed with a weapon, resulting in death in the early morning of the 4th.

The police arrested one of the perpetrators within 12 hours of the incident and are investigating the motive behind the crime.

The media reported that the victim, Habashi, is the youngest victim among transgender death cases that have occurred in Brazil so far.

According to the Brazilian Transgender Association, crimes targeting transgender people are increasingly affecting younger victims.

Additionally, Brazil is the country with the highest number of transgender deaths worldwide, with one transgender person being murdered every two days.

Meanwhile, large-scale gay pride festivals are held annually in Brazil, and in the largest city, Sao Paulo, the number of participants grew from 2,000 at the first gay pride festival to 3.5 million in 2007.

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