Brazil had a very high number of rape cases in 2022. On average, more than eight rapes occurred every hour. This is the highest number ever recorded. Shockingly, over 60 percent of the victims were under the age of 14. The information comes from a report by an NGO that was released on Thursday.
The Brazilian Forum of Public Security (FBSP) said 74,930 rapes were reported in the country of some 200 million people last year – an increase of 8.2 percent from 2021.
Over 10 percent of people who were hurt were less than four years old, according to information collected from police records and other official papers.
Nearly 70 percent of rapes happened at the victims’ homes.
“During the Covid-19 pandemic, schools remained closed for a long time and victims were confined with their attackers. With the reopening of schools, the number of complaints increased,” said FBSP coordinator Juliana Martins.
“A large number of rapes are not reported, so it is very possible that the situation is even worse than the data shows,” she told AFP.
The NGO said there were 1,437 femicides in 2022, an increase of 6.1 percent from 2021, and 245,713 cases of spousal violence, up 2.9 percent.
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