Remembering Our Dead

Bruninha da Silva

Bruninha's body was found with injuries consistent with stoning.

A homicide was registered this past Friday, the 18th, in the Maria Cristina neighborhood, in Belo Jardim, in the rural region of Pernambuco. The victim was a 24-year-old trans woman.

[Deadname] da Silva was known as 'Bruninha'. The body of the trans woman had several injuries and her face was disfigured. So far, there are no indications about what motivated the crime, or who wanted to murder the victim.

Bruninha's body was sent to the Institute of Legal Medicine - IML in Caruaru, and the case was registered by the Civil Police of Belo Jardim, which will try to investigate the crime.

https://www.bj1.com.br/mulher-trans-e-assassinada-a-pedradas-em-belo-jardim/

https://pernambuconoticias.com.br/mulher-trans-e-encontrada-morta-vitima-teve-rosto-desfigurado/

https://liberdade.com.br/2022/11/19/balanco-fim-de-semana-comeca-com-8-assassinatos-em-pernambuco/

Report added: 19 Nov 2022. Last updated: 9 Nov 2023

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