Top leaders of Brazil attend the launch ceremony of national pact to combat femicide at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, on Wednesday. The pact was launched by Brazilian government, the National Congress, and the Judiciary on Wednesday. Brazilian authorities said the number of women killed in Brazil touched a record high of 1,470 cases in 2025. Data from the judicial system showed that the Brazilian courts tried an average of 42 cases of femicide per day, totaling 15,453 trials, a 17 percent increase over the previous year.