BETWEEN HATE SPEECH AND THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION: GENDER VIOLENCE ON THE PLATFORM OF THE NATIONAL CONGRESS
The aim of this study is to analyze the extent to which the speech given on International Women’s Day by Federal Deputy Nikolas Ferreira (PL) in the National Congress Tribune is configured as a practice of transphobia. The article takes a qualitative approach and the methodological path involves a bibliographical survey of scholars who research in the area of gender, sexuality and anthropology. The paper is structured in two sections: In the first, the origin of hate speech, its definition and how it comes about will be presented; in the second, we analyze how the content of the speech given by Congressman Nikolas Ferreira fits into transphobic violence. We conclude that political attacks on the trans population have become quite commonplace, especially in recent years, following the rise of an ultra-right- wing political wave in Brazil.
Keywords: Hate Speech; Gender; Transphobia; Violence.