Among younger respondents, 26 percent reported that imposed beauty standards negatively impacted their mental health, while 16 percent cited fear of violence.
The president attended the closing ceremony of the march in Brasília. Before 100 thousand women, he recalled the death of Margarida Alves, the rural worker who was shot dead outside her home in 1983. The event is named after her and takes place every four years.
The program seeks to modify "macho and racist structures that operate in the division of labor" and fight various forms of violence related to work in health system.
Amidst the immensity of the largest tropical forest in the world and close to the Amazon Tri-border, the municipality of Atalaia do Norte, entrance of the valley, shares some problems seen in large urban centers.
Over 20 thousand women are waiting in line for the procedure in the public hospital network. The strategy for the expansion of surgeries will last 24 months.
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