{"id":86452,"date":"2026-03-13T14:50:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T13:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=86452"},"modified":"2026-03-13T15:08:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T14:08:22","slug":"win-court-dismisses-charges-against-brazilian-veterinary-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/es\/news\/win-court-dismisses-charges-against-brazilian-veterinary-student","title":{"rendered":"WIN: Court\u00a0dismisses charges against\u00a0Brazilian veterinary student facing 10 years in\u00a0prison\u00a0for\u00a0\u201ctransphobic\u201d\u00a0social media posts\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"86452\" class=\"elementor elementor-86452\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c7b97a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c7b97a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b71b97d\" data-id=\"2b71b97d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67efe50c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67efe50c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p><em><strong>Brazilian Federal Regional Court unanimously clears Isadora Borges of all charges of \u201ctransphobia.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/li><li><p><em><strong>ADF International provides legal support to Borges and other similar cases as Brazil\u2019s censorship crisis escalates.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19ec354d elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"19ec354d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"809\" src=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Image-43.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-86454\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Image-43.jpg 828w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Image-43-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Image-43-768x750.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f782cd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f782cd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>BRAS\u00cdLIA (13 March 2026)<\/strong> \u2014 Yesterday, a Brazilian Federal Regional Court ruled in favor of Isadora Borges, a veterinary student charged with \u201ctransphobia\u201d for her social media posts. Under these charges, Borges faced a potential prison sentence of four to 10 years for content posted to X (then Twitter) in 2020.<\/p><p>The Federal Regional Court of the 5th Circuit unanimously decided to dismiss all charges and close the case. In its reasoning, the Court stated that Borges\u2019 X comments did not contain any attack, threat, or hostility towards individuals who identify as \u201ctransgender,\u201d nor did they incite violence, lacking the intentional element required in criminal law to sustain a conviction for \u201ctransphobia\u201d.<\/p><p>\u201c<em>The court\u2019s decision brings me great relief and hope that free speech will be protected in Brazil<\/em>,\u201d said Borges. \u201c<em>The truth matters. Stating biological facts in a post should never result in prison time. All Brazilians deserve to speak freely and stand for what they believe in, even if their views differ from those in power<\/em>.\u00bb<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53514a01 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"53514a01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color: #AF272F\">\u201cThe truth matters. Stating biological facts in a post should never result in prison time.<\/span> All Brazilians deserve to speak freely and stand for what they believe in, even if their views differ from those in power.\"\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">- Isadora Borges<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aa1050 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0aa1050\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With this decision, the Court sets an important legal precedent that opinions, such as those shared by Borges, are not grounds for criminal charges for \u201ctransphobia\u201d. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This is the first time\u00a0that\u00a0a\u00a0federal court\u00a0in Brazil\u00a0has been\u00a0called\u00a0upon to decide on the\u00a0merits\u00a0of\u00a0the criminalization of speech based on a\u00a0\u201ctransphobia\u201d accusation.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWe commend the court for its decision in Isadora\u2019s favor. This is a promising win for freedom of speech in Brazil, but this never should have happened in the first place. Even when charges are dismissed, the effect of this kind of censorial overreach is to chill speech across the entire country as people watch what they say for legitimate fear of criminal prosecution,\u201d <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">said <strong>Julio Pohl, legal counsel at ADF International.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cCensorship cases similar to Isadora\u2019s are ongoing and continuing to emerge in Brazil. We must continue to push back against the rampant censorship we have seen in the country, until no Brazilian fears being punished for peaceful expression.\u201d<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5099065 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5099065\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Background<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50fbd0bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50fbd0bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In November 2020, Borges made two posts on X (then Twitter), peacefully expressing her views on gender ideology. One comment stated that \u201ctransgender\u201d women \u201cwere obviously born male.\u201d Another stated: \u201cA person who identifies as transgender retains their birth DNA. No surgery, synthetic hormone, or clothing change will change this fact&#8230;\u201d<\/p><p>Her comments quickly gained attention online, and prompted Erika Hilton, a self-described \u201ctransgender\u201d politician, to report Borges for \u201ctransphobia\u201d to the federal police. Hilton was recently elected as president of Brazil\u2019s Women\u2019s Rights Defense Commission (a congressional committee), an act that further exemplifies the spread of gender ideology with a male assuming a key role intended for a woman.<\/p><p>In September 2025, Borges was notified of the criminal charges brought against her. She was accused of two counts of \u201ctransphobia,\u201d with each count carrying a punishment of two to five years in prison.<\/p><p>At a hearing in February 2026, the judge indicated that the comments appeared to reflect personal opinions rather than discriminatory intent and granted the defence five days to submit written conclusions, allowing for further consideration of the legal and factual issues before any decision was made.<\/p><p>In a parallel process, Borges\u2019 legal team filed a habeas corpus defense before the Federal Regional Court of the 5th Circuit, asking the court to review whether the prosecution and the decision of the lower court judge could proceed. With yesterday\u2019s judgment by the Regional Court, the lower court case is rendered moot.<\/p><p>ADF International provided legal support to Borges in defense of her fundamental right to freedom of expression and that of all Brazilians.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25d08f92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25d08f92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Growing Pattern of Censorship in Brazil<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1af53e88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1af53e88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Since a 2019 ruling by Brazil\u2019s Supreme Federal Tribunal equated \u201chomophobia\u201d and \u201ctransphobia\u201d with the crime of racism,\u00a0without legislation passed by Congress,\u00a0individuals across Brazil\u00a0increasingly\u00a0have faced criminal investigations and prosecutions for peaceful expression.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In 2025, social media influencer Isabella Cepa faced criminal investigations for her online post about gender ideology. Similarly,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/cases\/nine-borges-brazil\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Nine Borges<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0(not related to Isadora Borges) is under criminal investigation for \u201ctransphobia\u201d for\u00a0content\u00a0posted to\u00a0Instagram.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In another case, Assemblies of God Pastor Douglas Baptista faced criminal charges for authoring a book with a Christian view of sexuality. Charges in his case were dropped, but they remain evidence of the broader, chilling trend of government efforts in Brazil to censor peaceful online expression.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">ADF International also\u00a0represents\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/brazil-censorship-iachr\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">five Brazilian legislators<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0(Senator Eduardo Girao and members of the Chamber of Deputies Marcel Van Hattem, Adriana Ventura, Gilson Marques, and Ricardo Salles) before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. The legislators are challenging violations of their free speech rights before the Commission. They claim violations of their freedom of expression\u00a0as a result of\u00a0escalating state censorship,\u00a0which reached a head with\u00a0the 2024\u00a0X ban in Brazil. 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