Nikolas Ferreira defends transphobic speech and says that if he is impeached, "I will raise 10 Nikolas throughout Brazil."
A congressman wore a blonde wig to mock "men who feel like women," prompting a petition calling for his removal from office; the document already has around 300 signatures.
247 - Federal deputy Nikolas Ferreira (PL-MG), who on International Women's Day delivered a misogynistic and transphobic speech in the Chamber's plenary, defended his offensive words aimed at the LGBTQIAP+ community last Friday (10), and said that his life "does not end with a dismissal".
On the 8th of this month, the congressman wore a blonde wig to mock "men who feel like women," which prompted a petition demanding his removal from office. The document, in fact,the account with around 300 signatures.
The congressman said that if he loses his mandate, "I'll raise 10 Nikolas across Brazil."
“Nikolas also said that he doesn’t care about being arrested or even losing his life. In another post, he again attacked transgender women,” highlights a report from Uol.
"What I find strange is that anyone can feel like a woman, except me," the congressman wrote on Twitter.