Mariana Goldfarb Details Psychological Abuse in MPRJ Campaign Spotlighting Violence Against Women

Overview

• Goldfarb appears in a new Ministério Público do Rio de Janeiro video campaign describing a past abusive relationship without naming anyone.
• She says she left at what she called her last “5% of oxygen,” adding she believed she would have died if she had stayed.
• Her account emphasizes non-physical harm, citing hair loss, a trembling eye, loss of appetite and anorexia as consequences of sustained psychological abuse.
• She recounts tactics such as isolation from friends and family, silent treatment, excessive control and belittlement, noting that these behaviors are not normal.
• Following the campaign release, she shared other women’s testimonies on social media and said she will continue speaking about abuse while declining to identify alleged abusers.