Four girls under 13 are raped every hour in Brazil and every two minutes police receive a report of violence against women, according to a study by Brazilian Forum of Public Security, which found violence against women and girls is worsening in the country
Those are just two of the findings from a new study released Tuesday by non-governmental organization Brazilian Forum of Public Security, which found that violence against women and girls is worsening in the country.Brazil -- which is home to over 200 million people -- is already among the most dangerous places on earth to be female.They tried to use rape to silence women protesters.
"Brazil is still one of the most dangerous places in the world for women," Valeria Scarance, a public prosecutor, told Brazilian newspaper Globo's Jornal Nacional show on Tuesday."And the most dangerous place for a woman is her own home."A 2015 study found that Brazil had the fifth highest rate of female homicides in the world.
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