Proportion of Children under 13 who Are Victims of Rape in Brazil Has Increased

[Judi Lynn]

With complaints falling in the pandemic, the age group reached 60.6% of cases

Oct.26.2021 12:19PM

Patricia Pamplona
Mathilde Missioneiro
"I had such a great hatred," recalls Nair, 41, when reporting her uncle's sexual abuse, which began when she was 12. "I became a rebellious daughter and started prostituting myself."

She is one of the thousands of rape victims in Brazil – women account for 86.9% of all cases registered in the country.
The data is from the Brazilian Yearbook of Public Security 2021, based on police reports registered in the states in 2020.

According to the Brazilian Penal Code, the crime of rape is defined as "compelling someone, through violence or serious threat, to have a carnal connection or to practice or allow another libidinous act to be performed with them."

The survey shows that crime has been occurring with increasingly younger victims: the percentage of children 13 years old and under among the records rose from 57.9% in 2019 to 60.6% in 2020.

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