'The struggle does not stop here, but continues and grows from that moment,' says Brazilian Congress member-elect RobeyonceLima, who is trans. 'Now my commitment is to elect Lula president at the end of October and I call on all my voters to do the same!'
—the first Indigenous women to represent their respective states of São Paulo and Minas Gerais in Congress—three transgender women, two of them on the PSOL ticket, declared victory.
"We are going to get off the street corners, we are going to get out of jails, we are going to get off crack corners and prostitution and start to think about public policies and legislation," Hilton—who was a sex worker for several years after she was kicked out of her family home at age 14—"Our mandate in Brasília will be more organized, more committed, and closer to people," the 29-year-old added.
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