Brazilian courts hand down prison sentences for transphobic and religious hate‑speech

A court in Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, sentenced a man to two years in prison and a fine for transphobic insults directed at a transgender man, ruling that the remarks constituted criminal harassment under Brazil’s anti‑discrimination law.

In São Paulo, a different defendant received a one‑year prison term, a month of detention and a fine after being convicted of religious insult and threats toward a mother and her father, reinforcing legal protections for religious dignity and family safety.