Femicide or feminicide is a term used to define the killing of a woman or girl on account of their gender.
Various sources include Secretarias Estaduais de Segurança Pública e/ou Defesa Social, Observatório de Análise Criminal, Coordenadoria de Informações EstatÃsticas e Análises Criminais, Monitor da Violência, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e EstatÃstica (IBGE), and Fórum Brasileiro de Segurança Pública (FBSP).
The number of femicides, murders committed against women because of their gender, in Brazil slightly increased in 2024 in comparison to the previous year. Throughout 2024, femicides were registered in Brazil, up from recorded one year before. That year, the Brazilian state with the highest number of femicides was São Paulo.
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FBSP. (July 10, 2025). Number of femicides in Brazil in 2018 and 2024 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/1102023/number-women-victims-homicide-brazil-type/
FBSP. "Number of femicides in Brazil in 2018 and 2024." Chart. July 10, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/1102023/number-women-victims-homicide-brazil-type/
FBSP. (2025). Number of femicides in Brazil in 2018 and 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/1102023/number-women-victims-homicide-brazil-type/
FBSP. "Number of Femicides in Brazil in 2018 and 2024." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 10 Jul 2025, /statistics/1102023/number-women-victims-homicide-brazil-type/
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Number of femicides in Brazil in 2018 and 2024 [Graph], FBSP, July 10, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1102023/number-women-victims-homicide-brazil-type/
