The only way out is through.

É incrível o peso que as palavras de uma mulher tem baseadas nas palavras de um homem.

Brazilian Ex-Culture Secretary Declaration Citing Goebbels (full original video with English subtitles)

In this public address, Roberto Alvim, former secretary of Culture of the Bolsonaro government, delivers an unsettling speech where he cites Nazi minister of propaganda Goebbels and vows to create a new era for culture in Brazil.

A majority in Brazil’s Supreme Court has voted in favour of making homophobia and transphobia crimes.

Six out of 11 judges voted to consider discrimination against gays and transgender people equivalent to racism.

“Homophobic crimes are as alarming as physical violence,” Supreme Court Vice-President Luiz Fux said on his vote, citing “epidemic levels of homophobic violence”.

For almost 20 years there have been efforts to make homophobia a crime in Brazil, but legislation on the matter has faced resistance among conservative and religious groups in Congress, the BBC’s Julia Carneiro in Rio reports.

The decision at the Supreme Court means that offences are to be punished under the country’s racism law until Congress approves specific legislation to protect LGBT people, our correspondent adds.