Brazil Sees Spate of Femicide Cases as Police Make Arrests Across States

Overview

• In Bahia, 15-year-old Tayna Maria da Silva was found dead with stab wounds and burns inside a home, and police identified her 18-year-old boyfriend, also found dead at the scene, as the suspect in a femicide inquiry.
• Police in Rondônia arrested a 49-year-old on preventive detention on suspicion of stabbing his wife and fleeing with their 14-year-old son, and the victim remains hospitalized in serious condition after surgery.
• In Itaguaí, Rio de Janeiro state, officers arrested an ex-partner who confessed to stabbing a woman out of jealousy, and investigators said he will be charged with attempted femicide.
• In Campo Grande, officers detained a 53-year-old wanted in the 2023 killing of his wife after staff flagged an open warrant when he arrived to collect a new national ID card.
• Official data from Rio’s public security institute recorded 57 attempted femicides in the first two months of the year, showing attempts occur nearly daily in the state.