Renildo José dos Santos

Renildo José dos Santos (2 April 1956 – 10 March 1993) was a Brazilian politician. Renildo is considered one of the first openly elected LGBT politicians in Brazil. In 1993, he was murdered after publicly declaring his bisexuality.[1][2]

Son of Marinete Maria de Lima, Renildo was born in Coqueiro Seco, Alagoas.[3] Renildo dos Santos became a municipal councilman in Coqueiro Seco.[4] Renildo faced constant persecution and threats, being prevented from entering the Municipal Council and threatened with the loss of his mandate.[5][6][7]

Renildo was kidnapped by armed men on March 10, 1993, and days later, his body was found mutilated and decapitated.[8][9] The case had great international repercussion and was reported to Amnesty International.[10] In 2015, those responsible for the crime began serving their sentences,[11] after a Luiz Marcelo Falcão, a retired second lieutenant of the Alagoas Military Police,[12] confessed to his involvement in the murder of Renildo José dos Santos.[13] Falcão admitted to participating in the brutal crime, which occurred in March 1993, when Renildo was kidnapped, tortured, and decapitated.[5] Falcão's confession also implicated José Renato de Oliveira, a local landowner, as the mastermind behind the murder.[14] Oliveira, who was 80 years old at the time of his arrest, was accused of ordering the assassination due to Renildo's opposition to his political influence in Coqueiro Seco.[11]

Renildo's memory is remembered by LGBT activists and he is honored with the Renildo José dos Santos Human Rights Award,[15] created by the Grupo Gay da Bahia [pt].[16][17] This award recognizes individuals who contribute significantly to the promotion of citizenship and human rights in Brazil.[18][19]

References

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  3. ^ "Matadores do vereador Renildo podem ser presos a qualquer momento". É ASSIM (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2015-11-09. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  4. ^ "Depoimentos de violações e defesa dos direitos humanos marcam audiência do GT Memória e Verdade LGBTQIA+ no Ceará – Agência AIDS" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-11-20.
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  8. ^ de Freitas, Geovani Jacó (2004). "Violência policial e crime organizado em Alagoas: fatos e representações". O Público e o Privado (in Portuguese). 2 (4 jul.dez): 103–123. ISSN 2238-5169.
  9. ^ Barbosa de Oliveira, Lucas Pazoline (2020-12-04). "(In)dignidade na veia, uma reflexão sobre a marginalização dos direitos humanos provocada pela inconstitucionalidade da proibição de homossexuais doarem sangue". PUC Goiás Repository.
  10. ^ "Brazil: possible extrajudicial execution: Renildo Jose dos Santos". Amnesty International. 1993-03-22. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  11. ^ a b Redação (2015-11-12). "Renildo: caso chocou o país e foi denunciado à Anistia Internacional". TNH1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  12. ^ Farias, Michelle (2015-11-16). "PM acusado de matar vereador por Coqueiro Seco se entrega à polícia". Alagoas (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  13. ^ "IBDFAM: No Dia Internacional de Enfrentamento à LGBTIFobia, CDHM realiza audiência sobre crimes de ódio contra população LGBTI". ibdfam.org.br. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  14. ^ "Acusado de mandar matar vereador de Coqueiro seco se entrega à polícia". Alagoas (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2015-11-12. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  15. ^ "Personalidades recebem IX Prêmio de Direitos Humanos Renildo José dos Santos, em Maceió". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  16. ^ Ungar, Mark (March 2000). "State Violence and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (lgbt) Rights". New Political Science. 22 (1): 61–75. doi:10.1080/073931400113521. ISSN 0739-3148.
  17. ^ Howes, Robert (2003). "João Antônio Mascarenhas (1927-1998): pioneiro do ativismo homossexual no Brasil". Cadernos AEL (in Portuguese). ISSN 1413-6597.
  18. ^ "30 anos da morte do vereador alagoano Renildo, decapitado por se declarar gay". BR104 - Portal de notícias (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  19. ^ "Prêmio de Direitos Humanos Renildo José dos Santos acontece nesta terça em Maceió". Tribuna Hoje. Retrieved 2024-11-20.