Christmas Night Death of Tainara Souza Santos Fuels Outcry Over Femicide in Brazil

Overview

• Tainara Souza Santos, 31, died on Christmas night after 25 days in hospital with both legs amputated following five surgeries, having stopped responding to medications earlier in the week.
• She was run over and dragged along São Paulo’s Marginal Tietê in late November in an attack captured on video and widely shared online.
• The case is reported as a femicide, with the alleged perpetrator identified as 26-year-old Douglas Alves da Silva, described as a man with whom she had a brief relationship.
• Her mother, Lúcia Aparecida Souza da Silva, thanked supporters in a social media post and appealed for justice.
• National reaction intensified after GloboNews anchor Natuza Nery’s emotional on-air account, renewing focus on Brazil’s high femicide toll and on prevention and reporting channels such as 180, 190 and specialized police units.