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Women protest gender-based violence across Brazil following shocking cases

Protesters demand stronger laws and protocols amid a record 1,492 femicides last year, calling on men to oppose gender violence and misogyny nationwide.

  • 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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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.

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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…

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Women protest gender-based violence across Brazil following shocking cases

Tens of thousands of women in cities across Brazil have rallied against gender-based violence amid record numbers of female victims.

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This Sunday, thousands of people saw the streets in v rias cities of Brazil to protest the increase in women's cases of God and to demand justice and effective protective measures against women.

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Jovem Pan News broke the news in on Sunday, December 7, 2025.
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