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By Rex Wockner International News Report Brazilian Skinheads Convicted in Anti-Gay Murder
Two Sao Paulo, Brazil, skinheads who participated in a mob attack that
killed a gay man were sentenced to 21 years in prison February 16. Sixteen
other defendants remain to stand trial.
Shouting anti-gay epithets, the group attacked Edson Neris Da Silva, a 35-year-old dog trainer, and his companion a year ago in downtown's Republic Plaza where the two men were holding hands. The companion escaped but Da Silva was beaten with brass knuckles and chains and kicked with steel-toed boots. He died a short while later at a hospital. The trial was Brazil's first related to a hate crime. According to activist records, more than 1,600 homosexuals and transvestites have been murdered in Brazil in the past 11 years because of their sexuality. Korean Gays Organize
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