Global Database on Violence against Women
Brazil
Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:
Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :167 % (1)
Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : 31 % (2)
Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence : Official National Statistics Not Available
Child Marriage :262 % (3)
Reports submitted by UN Human Rights Bodies:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, its Causes and Consequences
Concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
Gender Equality Indexes:
Gender Inequality Index Rank :94 (4)
Global Gender Gap Index Rank :94 (5)
Brazil Search Data
1 - 10 de 11 ResultsCampaign to Combat Sexual Harassment
Brazil | 2018
Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns
Form of Violence : Sexual harassment
Article 243 of the Constitution
Brazil | 2014
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Article 226 of the Constitution
Brazil | 2014
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Article 227 of the Constitution
Brazil | 2014
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Article 7 of the Constitution
Brazil | 2014
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Campaign: Men United against Violence against Women
Brazil | 2008
Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Law 11340 (The Maria da Penha Law) of 7 August 2006
Brazil | 2006
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Amendments to the Penal Code
Brazil | 2005
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Sexual violence
Compulsory Notification of Cases of Violence against Women (Hospital) (Law No. 10.778/2003)
Brazil | 2003
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
WHO Multi-country Study on Women’s Health and Domestic Violence against Women
Brazil | 2001
Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Dedicated violence against women survey
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
(1) Proportion of women aged 16+ years experiencing intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence at least once in their lifetime. Source: Bott S, Guedes A, Ruiz-Celis AP, Mendoza JA. Intimate partner violence in the Americas: A systematic review and reanalysis of national prevalence estimates. Based on data from: Instituto de Pesquisa DataSenado. 2018. Violência Doméstica e familiar contra a mulher: Pesquisa DataSenado. Brasilia: Instituto de Pesquisa DataSenado, Observatório da Mulher contra a Violência.
(2) Proportion of women aged 16+ years experiencing intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months. Source: Bott S, Guedes A, Ruiz-Celis AP, Mendoza JA. Intimate partner violence in the Americas: A systematic review and reanalysis of national prevalence estimates. Based on data from: Instituto de Pesquisa DataSenado. 2018. Violência Doméstica e familiar contra a mulher: Pesquisa DataSenado. Brasilia: Instituto de Pesquisa DataSenado, Observatório da Mulher contra a Violência.
(3) Percentage of women aged 20 to 24 years who were first married or in union before age 18. Source: UNICEF global databases, 2021, based on DHS, MICS and other nationally representative surveys.
(4) The Gender Inequality Index is a composite measure reflecting inequality between women and men in three different dimensions: reproductive health (maternal mortality ratio and adolescent birth rate), empowerment (share of parliamentary seats held by women and share of population with at least some secondary education), and labour market participation (labour force participation rate). Source: United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Report 2021/2022.
(5) The Global Gender Gap Index benchmarks national gender gaps on economic, political, education and health criteria. Source: World Economic Forum, the Global Gender Gap Report 2022.
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