Lula Vows National Mobilization Against Femicide, Questions Ankle Monitors After Bolsonaro Case

Overview

• Speaking at the National Conference of Social Assistance in Brasília on December 8, Lula argued that electronic ankle monitors are insufficient and can expose women to greater danger.
• He cited Jair Bolsonaro’s recent attempt to damage his court-ordered monitor as an illustration of the limits of electronic tracking.
• Lula said he will summon the Powers of the Republic with unions, faith leaders, higher courts, and state judiciaries to build a nationwide “mutirão educacional.”
• He framed violence against women as a structural problem rooted in male behavior and said the responsibility for change lies with men.
• He aims to hold the meeting before year-end but set no date, as protests continue and official data report thousands of femicides and millions of women facing domestic violence.