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Renildo José dos Santos

Renildo José dos Santos (2 April 1956 – 10 March 1993) was a Brazilian politician.

Renildo is considered one of the first openly elected LGBT politicians in Brazil. In 1993, he was murdered after coming out.

Biography

Son of Marinete Maria de Lima, Renildo was born in Coqueiro Seco, Alagoas.[1] Renildo dos Santos became a municipal councilman in Coqueiro Seco.[2] In 1993, he was brutally murdered after publicly declaring his bisexuality.[3][4] Renildo faced constant persecution and threats, being prevented from entering the Municipal Council and threatened with the loss of his mandate.[5][6][7]

Renildo's memory is remembered by LGBT activists and he is honored with the Renildo José dos Santos Human Rights Award,[8] created by the Grupo Gay da Bahia [pt].[9][10] This award recognizes individuals who contribute significantly to the promotion of citizenship and human rights in Brazil.[11][12]

Murder

Renildo was kidnapped by armed men on March 10, 1993, and days later, his body was found mutilated and decapitated.[13][14] The case had great international repercussion and was reported to Amnesty International.[15] In 2015, those responsible for the crime began serving their sentences,[16] after a Luiz Marcelo Falcão, a retired second lieutenant of the Alagoas Military Police,[17] confessed to his involvement in the murder of Renildo José dos Santos.[18] Falcão admitted to participating in the brutal crime, which occurred in March 1993, when Renildo was kidnapped, tortured, and decapitated.[5] Falcão's confession also implicated José Renato de Oliveira, a local landowner, as the mastermind behind the murder.[19] Oliveira, who was 80 years old at the time of his arrest, was accused of ordering the assassination due to Renildo's opposition to his political influence in Coqueiro Seco.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Matadores do vereador Renildo podem ser presos a qualquer momento". É ASSIM (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2015-11-09. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  2. ^ "Depoimentos de violações e defesa dos direitos humanos marcam audiência do GT Memória e Verdade LGBTQIA+ no Ceará – Agência AIDS" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  3. ^ "Série Homofobia em Alagoas: casos chocam população". Cadaminuto (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  4. ^ Purpurina na terra do cangaço: Refletindo à Homossexualidade na Escola. ISBN 978-6202195386.
  5. ^ a b "O vereador torturado e decapitado por se declarar gay, em Alagoas". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  6. ^ Green, James N. (2015). "'Mais amor e mais tesão': a construção de um movimento brasileiro de gays, lésbicas e travestis". Cadernos Pagu. 15. Campinas, SP: Unicamp.
  7. ^ Capute, Eduardo. "Quais são as representacoes que professores assumidamente gays na escola?" (PDF). Núcleo de Documentação Histórica. UFMS.
  8. ^ "Personalidades recebem IX Prêmio de Direitos Humanos Renildo José dos Santos, em Maceió". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  9. ^ Ungar, Mark (March 2000). "State Violence and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (lgbt) Rights". New Political Science. 22 (1): 61–75. doi:10.1080/073931400113521. ISSN 0739-3148.
  10. ^ Howes, Robert (2003). "João Antônio Mascarenhas (1927-1998): pioneiro do ativismo homossexual no Brasil". Cadernos AEL (in Portuguese). ISSN 1413-6597.
  11. ^ "30 anos da morte do vereador alagoano Renildo, decapitado por se declarar gay". BR104 - Portal de notícias (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  12. ^ "Prêmio de Direitos Humanos Renildo José dos Santos acontece nesta terça em Maceió". Tribuna Hoje. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  13. ^ de Freitas, Geovani Jacó (2004). "Violência policial e crime organizado em Alagoas: fatos e representações". O Público e o Privado (in Portuguese). 2 (4 jul.dez): 103–123. ISSN 2238-5169.
  14. ^ Barbosa de Oliveira, Lucas Pazoline (2020-12-04). "(In)dignidade na veia, uma reflexão sobre a marginalização dos direitos humanos provocada pela inconstitucionalidade da proibição de homossexuais doarem sangue". PUC Goiás Repository.
  15. ^ "Brazil: possible extrajudicial execution: Renildo Jose dos Santos". Amnesty International. 1993-03-22. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  16. ^ a b Redação (2015-11-12). "Renildo: caso chocou o país e foi denunciado à Anistia Internacional". TNH1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  17. ^ Farias, Michelle (2015-11-16). "PM acusado de matar vereador por Coqueiro Seco se entrega à polícia". Alagoas (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  18. ^ "IBDFAM: No Dia Internacional de Enfrentamento à LGBTIFobia, CDHM realiza audiência sobre crimes de ódio contra população LGBTI". ibdfam.org.br. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  19. ^ "Acusado de mandar matar vereador de Coqueiro seco se entrega à polícia". Alagoas (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2015-11-12. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renildo_Jos%C3%A9_dos_Santos