Brazil Sets New Record for Feminicides in 2025, With 1,470 Killings

Overview

• Federal data list 1,470 feminicide victims in 2025, about four deaths per day, with totals still provisional because some states, including São Paulo, have not fully reported December cases.
• São Paulo currently shows the most cases in absolute numbers, followed by Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, while state rates vary across the country.
• Since femicide was formally tracked in 2015, cases have risen roughly 316%, with 13,448 women killed over the past decade.
• A 2025 federal law authorizes electronic monitoring of aggressors in domestic violence cases, and an October measure raised femicide sentences to 20 to 40 years with specific aggravating factors.
• Lawmakers and advocates argue that protective orders often fail in practice and call for mandatory use of ankle monitors, noting that many killings occur within domestic settings by partners, ex-partners or relatives.