SAO PAULO (HRNW) – When Erika Hilton decided to run for political office in South America s biggest city in 2020, she had no idea she would receive more votes than any other female candidate to win a city council seat in Brazil that year.
Since then, buzz surrounding the transgender 29-year-old has only grown. Hilton has seen an outpouring support from artists and leftist politicians, appearing on magazine covers in Brazil. In October she was recognized as one of the Most Influential People of African Descent, a United Nations-backed award recognizing achievement by Africans and their diaspora.
Hilton told Reuters she now aims to run for federal office in Brazil s October elections for the left-wing Socialism and Liberty Party. If elected, she would be the first transgender member of Congress in Brazil, the deadliest country for trans people in the world, according to Transgender Europe (TGEU), a network of non-profits advocating for trans rights globally.
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