REUTERS: In divisive election, Brazil's trans candidates face threats, intimidation

At her campaign headquarters, Brazilian congressional hopeful Duda Salabert gently lays out the newspaper clippings sent to her in August. Her photo is on many of the pages, and Nazi swastikas and profanities have been scribbled over them.

"You are a danger to society," reads one. "You need to be isolated as soon as possible, preferably in a concentration camp."

Brazilian congressional hopeful and transgender woman Duda Salabert walks with her bodyguards at the City Council, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil September 12, 2022. REUTERS/Cristiane Mattos