Erika Hilton’s Battle Against Brazil’s Conservative Congress
The trailblazing first-term trans legislator is pursuing minority rights during an uncertain moment for Brazil’s left.
This article is adapted from AQ's special report on A (Relatively) Bullish Case for Latin America BRASÍLIA — For years, Erika Hilton struggled to survive on the streets of São Paulo. Now, as a lawmaker, she’s trying to change the legislation and culture that made her an outcast in the first place. As a newly elected representative for São Paulo, Brazil’s most populous state, Hilton is one of the first transgender women ever to be elected to Congress in a country where 131 trans people were killed last year, according to a national organization, ANTRA, that advocates for trans...
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