Brazil: Extremists Groups Harass Abused Child Over Abortion
Published 17 August 2020 (8 hours 28 minutes ago)
A ten-year-old girl safely aborted on Monday following a confrontation between Bolsonaro's supporters and feminists groups over her right to termination after her uncle raped her.
teleSUR's correspondent in Brazil Nacho Lemus described that Sunday was a historic day for the feminist struggle as women used their bodies as a barrier outside of the Integrated Health Center Amauri de Medeiros (CISAM) in the municipality of Recife to protect the child from aggressive Bolsonaro's followers, some of them lawmakers.
On Monday, religious extremists gathered outside the hospital and violently attempted to open the doors but were expelled by feminists groups. The fundamentalists were summoned on social networks by Sara Winter, an ex-official at the Ministry of Women, Family and Human Rights, who is under investigation over fake news.
Lemus explains that Winter committed a crime by revealing the child's identity, which is penalized in Brazil's constitution. Furthermore, the ex-official promoted hatred and exposed the girl and the hospital where she was being treated on social media. On Monday afternoon, Winter broadcasted live the event on her Youtube channel. However, although this represents a violation of community guidelines, neither Twitter, Instagram, or Youtube banned these contents when it was first published.
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