The campaign will develop actions together with Google, Facebook, Meta, and YouTube to combat hate speech and the dissemination of false photos of women on social media.
Representative Renata Souza said in a statement that the cases of feminicide in the state of Rio increased 22 percent in 2022 compared to the previous year.
The text was approved by the Congress in August and foresees that the public power promotes actions about the different forms of violence against women.
Preventive and repressive actions will be implemented by civil and military police officers until September 27 in order to combat all forms of aggression against women.
Nearly ten thousand women fell victim to feminicide or attempted murder for gender-related reasons in Brazil over the last nine years, according to a survey conducted by women’s helpline Ligue 180 (Call 180).
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