US EditionWomen protest gender-based violence across Brazil following shocking cases
Protests under 'Rise Women Alive' follow record 1,492 femicides in 2024, demanding legislative changes and stronger protections against gender violence, experts and victims said.
- Tens of thousands of women protested gender-based violence across Brazil on Sunday after a series of shocking incidents, including a woman whose legs were amputated after being dragged by her ex-boyfriend's car.
- More than one in three women in Brazil was a victim of sexual or gender-based violence in 2025, the highest number since records began in 2017, according to a report.
- Experts say the increase in numbers and intensity of violence against women is a response to social transformations seeking equality, with Juliana Martins stating 'social transformations seeking equality of rights and representation generate violent responses aimed at reaffirming women's subordination.
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Brazilians take to the streets calling attention to a crisis of violence against women
Marches were organized in several cities after a number of cases linked to hatred against womenOriginally published on Global VoicesWoman holding a sign reading ‘Stop killing us,’ during a march in Brasília, Brazil's capital, denouncing violence against women. Photo: Marcelo Camargo/Agência Brasil. Fair use. Thousands of women marched in several cities in Brazil over the weekend of November 6 and 7, to deliver a message that violence against wom…
Tens of thousands of women have taken to the streets in several Brazilian cities to protest violence against women. Rates of gender-based violence and femicide have reached unprecedented levels in the country. Last week, a woman was murdered in Rio de Janeiro by a male colleague who couldn't stomach having a woman as his boss.
In Brazil, tens of thousands of women have taken to the streets to protest violence against women. The country has recently been shaken by a series of violent incidents and is facing a record number of female victims. In cities including Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, women of all ages called for an end to femicide, rape, and misogyny. They urged men to join the protest. On November 28, two female employees of an educational institution in Rio de…
United Voices: Brazil's Women March Against Gender-Based Violence
United Voices: Brazil's Women March Against Gender-Based Violence In a powerful show of resistance against gender-based violence, tens of thousands of women and allies took to the streets across Brazil on Sunday. The protests, sparked by a series of brutal incidents including femicide, called for immediate action against the rising tide of violence against women.Demonstrators gathered in major cities like Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, voicing th…
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