Brazilian politician’s sexist remarks about Ukraine refugees spark outrage

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Arthur do Val heard in leaked audio messages calling women fleeing war ‘easy because they’re poor’Russia-Ukraine war: live updatesA prominent member of the Brazilian right is facing calls to resign after he was exposed in leaked audio messages making a succession of callous and misogynistic remarks about Ukrainian refugees during a purportedly humanitarian mission to the recently invaded country.Arthur do Val, a São Paulo congressman and former supporter of Brazil’s rightwing president, Jair Bolsonaro, made a three-day trip to the region last week, supposedly to raise awareness of the human cost of Vladimir Putin’s attack. Continue reading...

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