Summary

Femicide Law, N. 13.104 of the Federative Republic of Brazil of 2015.

This law lays out the punishments for any form of domestic violence against women, including establishing femicide as homicide that carries a higher penalty. The law also places femicide on a list of "heinous crimes".

Source: Planalto (Document Source)

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