Chiara Duarte, 27, was found dead in São Paulo on Wednesday 2 September after being stabbed by a client. Jeferson Pereira, 18, has been arrested and charged with manslaughter after attacking Duarte when she requested payment for her services.
After being attacked, Duarte’s body was thrown off of a 7th floor balcony.A local news outlet reported Pereira refused payment after realising Duarte was transgender.
Duarte lived and volunteered at Casa Florescer II, a shelter for trans people. Her brother Luan Duarte told Globo News ‘it was prejudice, it was a hate crime’.Brazil is generally becoming more LGBTQ+ friendly, with same-sex relations and marriage being legal.