Public Feminicides Expose Control and Protection Gaps, Brazilian Data Show

Overview

• FBSP figures indicate most killings occur in victims’ homes (64.3%), yet 21.2% happen in public, with 53 public-space cases recorded from January to October and 207 feminicide deaths in São Paulo state in that span.
• Piauí logged more than 30 feminicides by early December, including a case in Esperantina in which a woman was killed four days after seeking an emergency protective order, with the suspected partner in custody.
• Experts say breakups are a peak risk period as aggressors pursue victims at workplaces and other routine locations, frequently using extreme violence and shifting blame to the women.
• National data show 718 feminicides and 33,999 rapes against women from January to June 2025, underscoring the scale and persistence of gender-based violence.
• Policy responses include a federal pension for children orphaned by feminicide under Law 14.717/2023, while prosecutors and advocates press the Senate to approve the Victim Statute (PL 3.890/2020) to guarantee broader psychosocial and legal support.