Brazilian state with the highest number of femicides was São Paulo.
The number of femicides — murders committed against women because of their gender — in Brazil slightly increased in 2022, in comparison to the previous year. Throughout 2022, 1,437 femicides were registered in Brazil, up from 1,347 recorded one year before. That year, the Number of femicides in Brazil in 2018 and 2022
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FBSP. (July 21, 2023). Number of femicides in Brazil in 2018 and 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102023/number-women-victims-homicide-brazil-type/
FBSP. "Number of femicides in Brazil in 2018 and 2022." Chart. July 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102023/number-women-victims-homicide-brazil-type/
FBSP. (2023). Number of femicides in Brazil in 2018 and 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102023/number-women-victims-homicide-brazil-type/
FBSP. "Number of Femicides in Brazil in 2018 and 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102023/number-women-victims-homicide-brazil-type/
FBSP, Number of femicides in Brazil in 2018 and 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102023/number-women-victims-homicide-brazil-type/ (last visited May 19, 2024)
Number of femicides in Brazil in 2018 and 2022 [Graph], FBSP, July 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102023/number-women-victims-homicide-brazil-type/