Despite the efforts of men in power to highlight the permanent state of crisis between the executive, legislative and judicial branches, there is nothing more pressing in Brazil than the epidemic of violence against women. The country has always been a misogynistic area, but the brutality has reached an unacceptable level in 2025, as attacks and murders on public roads are repeatedly filmed and shown without Lolas, Alclumbres, Motas and Gilmares interrupting the eavesdropping operation in Brasilia to help the population group that makes up the majority of the population, in the voters and in charge of the households. The Ministry of Justice records four femicides, seven murders, and 196 girls and women victims of rape every day. The country continues to act as if they were not raped.
- Billionaires Business: Streaming giant Netflix has bought Warner and HBO Max for $72 billion
It has been a week since two employees of the Cefet Federal School in Rio de Janeiro were killed on the job by an employee, who then took their own lives. Using the gun he legally obtained as a CAC, João Antonio Miranda Tello Ramos Gonçalves shot Alan de Souza Pedrotti Matos, 41, and Laisy Costa Pinheiro, 41, because he could not bear to be driven by someone of the opposite sex. He hated the rise of women, in a nation where the daughters and granddaughters of first-generation feminists earn 79.3% of their median income; The percentage of establishments that have policies for promotion to managerial and managerial positions does not reach 40%. Salaries are lower and opportunities are scarce. Women risk death when they come out, as happened to Chancellor Mariel Franco, who was executed at the age of 38 in 2018; With teacher Alan and psychologist Liz; With Antonia Ferreira dos Santos, 53, and Marly Viana Barroso, 71, two members of the Babassu Coconut Crushers movement, who were brutally murdered in Pará, on the eve of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30).
- Labor market: Which jobs will boom in the next decade, according to the CEO of the world’s most valuable company?
Whoever does not die remains alive under the weight of aggression. The fifth edition of the Survey on Violence against Women, co-signed by the Brazilian Public Security Forum (FBSP) and Datafolha, showed growth in almost all types investigated. In total, 21.5 million Brazilian women aged 16 or over experienced violence in the past 12 months. Verbal crimes, expressed as insults, insults or insults, jumped from 23.1% to 31.4% within two years; Threats, from 12.4% to 16.1% of respondents, between 2023 and 2025; persecution from 13.5% to 16.1%; slap, push or kick from 6.3% to 11.6%; sexual assault from 5.4% to 9%; Injuries caused by throwing objects from 4.2% to 8.9%.
– Rates continue to grow. In 2025, dangerous forms of violence have been fully unleashed. We are trying to understand what is happening, perhaps a disconnect in attitudes between boys and girls. On the one hand, they have become radicalized; On the other hand, they are more progressive, says Samira Bueno, CEO of FBSP Bank.
The reference to men is not unjustified. They are the perpetrators of eight out of every ten reports of violence against them. The 2025 Violence Atlas attests that women face violence “all their lives.” As girls who suffer from neglect; From the age of ten, sexual violence prevails; From 15 onwards, physical abuse. Black and brown women are most at risk. The place of residence remains the most dangerous environment: 71.6% of notifications occurred indoors, becoming a space for dominance and the imposition of male authority, according to a report by the Ministry of Women. Incidents of violence are usually severe in private settings, from beatings to murders, and are increasingly frequent in public places. Criminals attack without fear of footage or witnesses. Tainara Souza Santos, 31, a mother of two, had her legs amputated after she was run over and dragged for a kilometer on the sidelines of Teite, in São Paulo, by Douglas Alves da Silva, 26. Also in the capital, São Paulo, Bruno Lopez Fernández Barreto shot his ex-wife, Evelyn de Souza Saraiva, 38, six times, with two pistols, in the pastry shop where she worked.
In Juiz de Fora (MG), a 53-year-old attacker was charged with, among other attacks, biting, ripping and swallowing part of the lip of his partner, aged 46. In Varzia Paulista (SP), a woman lost 100% of the tendon movement in her right hand, after a friend threw a frying pan at her. Teacher Catarina Kasten, 31, was raped and murdered on a road in Praia da Armacao, in Florianópolis (South Carolina), on her way to swimming lessons. Brutal, this crime was mentioned by Minister Edson Fachin, President of the Federal Supreme Court, in a speech against gender-based violence at the opening of the plenary session, last Wednesday:
— Alarming data shows that women and girls are afraid to leave their homes and not return, while others fear being attacked at their workplaces or staying at home, where they experience the most attacks. The judiciary calls on the entire Brazilian society to: Protect the life and dignity of women is not an optional subject. It is a constitutional duty, a moral necessity, and an inevitable responsibility for everyone.