Trans councilor from Espírito Santo is kidnapped

This Monday morning (22), trans councilor Lari Bortolote Marcon (Republicans), from the city of Rio Novo do Sul (ES), was kidnapped. According to the Military Police, the criminals asked for R$250 to free the parliamentarian.

The councilor's father said that, around 7am, two armed men arrived in a car when the family was on a rural property. Everyone present at the scene was threatened and had their hands and feet tied. Only Lari was taken by the bandits.

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To date, no suspects have been identified or detained.

Lari Bortolote, 27 years old, was the first trans woman elected in Rio Novo do Sul. She is also the only transgender woman to hold a position in the City Council in the entire Espírito Santo.

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