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The story of the first trans woman in Brazil’s Armed Forces
RENATO ALVES POSTED DECEMBER 30 2020 In the year 2000, Corporal Maria Luiza da Silva was kicked out of the Brazilian Air Force, two years...

The Brazilian Report


An interview with Marcelo Díaz
The history of Maria Luiza: a transsexual military soldier in the Brazilian armed forces PATRICIA GOMES POSTED 19 JANUARY 2021 The...

Wall Street International


Brazilian Trans Servicewoman’s 20-Year Legal Battle with Armed Forces
The first trans servicewoman in Brazil has been embroiled in a 20-year legal battle with the armed forces 05.06.2020 Maria Luiza da Silva...

Latin America Herald Tribune
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