Isadora Borges (Courtesy ADF)
Government officials in Brazil, infuriated that an appeals court ruling there dismissed their claims of “transphobia” against a student, now are demanding that the case be reinstated.
The case involves Isadora Borges, a veterinary student who had been facing up to 10 years in prison for expressing biological facts on social media.
The case was dismissed when the facts went viral online, and commenters included Elon Musk, among others.
The appeals court then ruled that her comments simply stated biology and did not contain any “attack, threat, or hostility.”
BREAKING: Brazil is attempting to reopen a case against Isadora Borges, a veterinary student who previously faced up to 10 YEARS in prison for ‘transphobia’.
Her only “crime” was a social media post, stating what we all know to be true: Men cannot become women.
By seeking to reopen this case, Brazil is showing once again that it will go to great lengths to silence speech it doesn’t like.
If the court agrees to reopen the case, Isadora will once again face trial, with a potential 10-year prison sentence for nothing more than stating biological facts.
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“Nor did they incite violence, lacking the intentional element required in criminal law to sustain a conviction for so-called “transphobia,” the court said.
“It is terrifying to know that my case could reopen and that I may once again face time in prison, but it is important to me that I always speak the truth. Too many Brazilians have been criminalized or bullied into silence out of fear they will be punished for ‘transphobia’. When we say men cannot become women, we are not spreading hate or targeting anyone; we are stating a biological fact. I hope the court will uphold its previous decision and that my case will go on to stand for our right to speak freely,” Borges said in a statement released by ADF International.
Her legal counsel, Julio Pohl, said, “Earlier this year, the court rightfully found that Isadora did nothing unlawful by expressing her beliefs on X. By attempting to reopen this case, the state is showing once again that it will go to great lengths to silence speech it doesn’t like. Accusations of ‘transphobia’ are being rampantly used to censor and scare Brazilians into silence. Isadora’s case is one of many living proofs of this. Brazil’s ongoing crackdown on free speech must stop.”
Borges made two posts on X in 2020, “peacefully expressing her views on gender ideology. One comment stated that ‘transgender’ women ‘were obviously born male.’ Another stated: ‘A person who identifies as transgender retains their birth DNA. No surgery, synthetic hormone, or clothing change will change this fact … .'”
Soon, Erika Hilton, a self-described “transgender” claimed those statements constituted a crime.
The result was that prosecutors charged Borges with two counts of “transphobia.”
A Brazilian appeals court earlier had said there was no crime.
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[ H/T WorldNetDaily ]
