Lei 11.340/2006 created specialist courts, 48-hour emergency protective orders, and a multi-agency GBV network. IPEA (TD 2048, 2015) found a 10% reduction …
Brazil's 2006 Maria da Penha Law created dedicated domestic-violence courts nationwide. Independent studies find it cut female domestic-homicide rates by roughly 9–19%, …
São Paulo, Brazil
Good practice
Evidence: Quasi-experimental
Top 17%89/100
Law 14.611/2023 requires Brazilian employers with 100+ staff to publish biannual salary-transparency reports. The March 2024 first cycle covered 49,587 establishments and …
Brasília, Brazil
Good practice
Evidence: Observational / pre–post
Top 67%52/100
Brazil's one-stop centre co-locates police, courts and psychosocial support for women survivors of violence. Expanded to 13 of 27 planned units since …
Brazil's judiciary runs Grupos Reflexivos e Responsabilizantes (GRH) for domestic-violence perpetrators, mandated under the Maria da Penha Law. A 2026 mapping counted …
Federal programme running since 2005 in which employers sign a commitment agreement, adopt management practices for gender and racial equality and can …