Erika Hilton, first travesti elected by the State of Sao Paulo for federal deputy, talks during an interview in Sao Paulo, Brazil October 4, 2022. REUTERS/Carla Carniel
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Erika Hilton, a 29-year-old Sao Paulo city council member, just made history as one of the first two transgender lawmakers elected this week to Brazil's Congress.
But the victory is bittersweet, Hilton said, after a stronger-than-expected showing by President Jair Bolsonaro and his allies in Sunday's general election consolidated a robust right-wing coalition among her future colleagues, who she said have voiced transphobic sentiments.
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