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Femicide in Brazil up more than 7%, campaigners warn

Original: "In Brazil, we need to denounce the scale and severity of violence against women. Femicide has risen alarmingly: in the

Human rights advocates are sounding the alarm over violence against women in Brazil, saying femicide rose by more than 7% in the first three months of 2026 and that a woman is killed every five hours in the country. They are calling for the scale and severity of the problem to be denounced, pointing in particular to the situation in São Paulo, Brazil's richest state, where the numbers are described as especially alarming.

Why now: A newly reported sharp rise in femicide cases in early 2026 has prompted calls for urgent attention to violence against women in Brazil.

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• "In Brazil, we need to denounce the scale and severity of violence against women. Femicide has risen alarmingly: in the first three months of 2026, cases increased by more than 7%. A woman dies every five hours in this country. The state of São Paulo, the richest in the… · Persona@todon.nl · 28

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