Most femicides registered in five Brazilian states in 2022 were committed by partners or former partners of the victims. Of 495 women killed due to their gender in São Paulo, Pernambuco, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Maranhão, Piauí and Ceará, 75 percent were murdered by their current or former husband, boyfriend or partner. Unknown people to the victim accounted for four percent of femicides.
Share of femicide victims in Brazil in 2022, by perpetrator relationship
* Including father, stepfather, mother, son, or brother-in-law., and other ralatives
** Includes members of the police force.
*** The states surveyed were: São Paulo, Maranhão, Pernambuco, Piauí, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, and Ceará.
Femicide or feminicide is a term used to define the killing of a woman or girl on account of their gender.
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Rede de Observatórios da Segurança (Brazil). (March 6, 2023). Share of femicide victims in Brazil in 2022, by perpetrator relationship [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1223634/share-femicide-victims-brazil-perpetrator-relationship/
Rede de Observatórios da Segurança (Brazil). "Share of femicide victims in Brazil in 2022, by perpetrator relationship." Chart. March 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1223634/share-femicide-victims-brazil-perpetrator-relationship/
Rede de Observatórios da Segurança (Brazil). (2023). Share of femicide victims in Brazil in 2022, by perpetrator relationship. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1223634/share-femicide-victims-brazil-perpetrator-relationship/
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