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In 2015, the government released a study that showed that every seven minutes a woman was a victim of domestic violence in Brazil, [2] over 70% of the Brazilian female population will suffer some kind of violence throughout their lifetime and 1 in every 4 women reports being a victim of psychological or physical violence. [3]
Despite strong statistical evidence supporting widespread violence against women in Brazilian households, few legal initiatives existed in Brazil to challenge this systematic violence against women. [6] Until 2009, domestic abuse could be dismissed by the court if the woman was not deemed to be “honest.” [2]
The formation of women's police units and a federally funded hotline to serve victims of gender violence have significantly advanced the protections offered to women in Brazil, though domestic violence in Brazil remains prevalent and thus a major obstacle in attaining equal rights for women. [57] In 2015, Brazil enacted a law against femicide. [58]
[48] [49] In Brazil, women of color are disproportionately affected by gendered crimes; Balanço Ligue 180 statistics show that 60% of women that are victims of violence are black. [50] The percentage increases to 68.8% when looking at the rates of homicides against women. [51]
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Thousands of women protested on Saturday against a bill advancing in Brazil's conservative Congress that would equate abortions after 22 weeks of pregnancy to homicide and establish sentences of ...
A stepmother in Brazil is facing a murder charge after a 3-year-old girl drowned after falling into a washing machine, according to multiple reports. Isabelly Oliveira Assumpção died on May 7 ...
In 2021, Brazil had a murder rate of 21.26 per 100,000 inhabitants, which was lower than in 2017. [5] [6] Another study has the 2017 murder rate at 32.4 per 100,000, with 64,357 homicides. [7] In 2016, Brazil had a record of 61,819 murders (an average of 168 murders per day), giving a yearly homicide rate of 29.9 per 100,000 population. [8]