Latin America: trans people killed by country 2023

A research project developed by the Trans Murder Monitoring (TMM) revealed that at least 235 trans or gender-diverse people were murdered in Latin America from October 2022 to September 2023. The highest number of victims was reported in Brazil, with 100 homicides. Mexico was the second deadliest country for trans people in Latin America, having registered 52 murders in the same period.

Countries with the highest number of murders of trans and gender-diverse people in Latin America from October 2022 to September 2023

Characteristic	Number of victims
Brazil	100
Mexico	52
Colombia	21
Ecuador	19
Peru	11
Argentina	8
Guatemala	5
Chile	3
Nicaragua	3
Honduras	3
Cuba	2
Uruguay	2
Venezuela	2
Puerto Rico	2
Dominican Republic	1
Paraguay	1

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Release date

November 2023

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LAC

Survey time period

October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023

Supplementary notes

The International Trans Day of Remembrance takes place every year on November 20, as a day to remember those who have lost their lives as a result of transphobia and raise awareness on hate crimes against trans and gender-diverse people.

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