Law No. 14,857/2024 amended Law No. 11,340/2006 (Maria da Penha Law) to establish confidentiality of the victim’s name in cases involving crimes committed in the context of domestic and family violence against women. The measure strengthens protections for the victim’s privacy and dignity by ensuring that their identity remains confidential throughout judicial proceedings.

Law No. 14,132/2021 amended the Penal Code to introduce Article 147-A, which criminalizes the offense of stalking. The crime is defined as repeatedly pursuing someone, by any means, in a way that threatens their physical or psychological integrity, restricts their freedom of movement, or invades their privacy. The penalty is imprisonment from six months to two years and a fine.

Law No. 14,541/2023 establishes the creation and uninterrupted operation of Women’s Police Stations (Delegacias Especializadas de Atendimento à Mulher – Deam) to provide specialized law enforcement services for women who are victims of violence. The law requires these stations to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including weekends and holidays. Assistance must be provided preferably by female police officers in private rooms.

Law No. 12,650/2012, known as the “Joanna Maranhão Law,” amended the Penal Code to modify the statute of limitations for crimes committed against children and adolescents.

Law No. 12,845/2013, known as the “Minute After Law,” requires public hospitals within Brazil’s Unified Health System (SUS) to provide immediate, comprehensive, and free care to victims of sexual violence. The law mandates emergency, multidisciplinary treatment addressing both physical and psychological consequences, and referral to social services when necessary. The law defines sexual violence as any non-consensual sexual activity.

Law No. 12,737, of November 30, 2012, known as the Carolina Dieckmann Law, amended the Penal Code to criminalize computer-related offenses. The law gained its name after a 2011 case in which actress Carolina Dieckmann’s personal computer was hacked, leading to the leak of intimate photos.

Law No. 12,015, of August 7, 2009, amended Title VI of the Brazilian Penal Code to redefine and expand crimes against sexual dignity. The reform reorganized provisions on sexual crimes, establishing new classifications and penalties for acts against sexual freedom, crimes against vulnerable persons, and offenses related to prostitution and human trafficking for sexual exploitation.

Law No. 14,612, of July 3, 2023, amended the Statute of the Legal Profession (Law No. 8,906/1994) to include moral harassment, sexual harassment, and discrimination among the ethical-disciplinary violations within the scope of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB). With this reform, Article 34 of the statute was updated to explicitly prohibit these practices and to define their scope.

Law No. 14,457, of September 21, 2022, created the “Emprega + Mulheres e Jovens” Program and introduced Chapter VII into the Consolidation of Labor Laws (CLT) to establish measures for the prevention and combat of sexual harassment and other forms of workplace violence.

Law No. 14,540 of April 3, 2023, establishes the Program for Preventing and Combating Sexual Harassment, Crimes against Sexual Dignity, and Sexual Violence within the scope of direct and indirect public administration at the federal, state, district, and municipal levels. The law also extends its application to private entities that provide public services.