Politician Puts On Blackface For Worthy Cause

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The practice is considered racist because it is used to intimidate black people; opposition parliamentarians criticized the speech.

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Hilton's Alliance, Mr Ediane Maria brought the case to the Parliamentary Ethics Council, and should join the MP for alleged crimes of racism and transphobia.

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The protest was to criticise the election of Erika Hilton (PSOL-SP), who is a trans-wife, as Chairman of the Commission of the Women's Chamber of Deputies.

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Federal MP Erika Hilton (PSOL-SP) acted on Justi the Electoral in this fifth (19) to request the establishment of the electoral police rite against state MP Fabiana Bolsonaro (PL-SP), who was accused of using blackface and transphobia aps to paint on the basis of black skin in Alesp (the S-Paul State Legislative Assembly). A motivated by the change to declare Fabiana's racial between 2020 and 2022. Read more (03/19/2026)

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Carolina Oliveira and Rodrigo Gomes /Brasil de Fato / Latin American Summary, March 18, 2026. A member of Parliament belonging to the Workers’ Party (PT) also announced that he will file a complaint with the Ethics Commission of the Legislative Assembly of São Paulo (Alesp). State deputy Fabiana Bolsonaro (PL) paints the face of [...] La entrada Brasil. Fabiana Bolsonaro paints her face black during a transphobic speech, and a PSOL congresswoman…