Renan Quinalha, a São Paulo-based lawyer and LGBT activist, said: “It is a disastrous declaration, both from the human rights point of view and with regards to Brazil’s international image.” “He is staining the image of our country in every imaginable way,” Miranda said. Miranda said the president’s remarks simultaneously endangered members of Brazil’s LGBT community by “putting a target on their backs” and promoted the sexual exploitation of Brazilian women. “This is not a head of state – this is a national disgrace,” said David Miranda, a leftist congressman and LGBT activist. The comments – made during a breakfast meeting with Brazilian reporters – sparked an immediate reaction from LGBT campaigners.
