00:00Four months after it was ratified by the Brazilian Senate, a bill for a law criminalizing misogyny still hasn't come
00:07up before a floor vote in the Lower House.
00:10Our correspondent, Ryan Meir, has more details.
00:14On March 24th, a bill was ratified in Brazil's Senate that would criminalize inciting rape and violence against women on
00:21the Internet
00:21by incorporating these acts into existing Brazilian legislation that protects citizens against ethnic, racial, and religious discrimination.
00:30The bill was fast-tracked for a floor vote in Brazil's Lower House on July 1st,
00:35but since then a minority coalition of far-right lawmakers has been causing delays.
00:42Our most important task in Congress this week, due to the fact that it has been fast-tracked,
00:47is to have a floor vote on the bill to criminalize misogyny.
00:54But it's really hard for people following the issue to see how lies, hypocrisy, and disinformation are being spread on
01:00the floor of Congress.
01:04Boosted algorithmically by U.S. social media companies owned by allies of the Bolsonaro family,
01:10bad-faith actors have been spreading lies that the bill will legalize discrimination against evangelical Christians.
01:16Meanwhile, far-right military police officer turned federal deputy, Captain Alban,
01:22has introduced a Trojan horse clause into the anti-misogyny bill,
01:25which would remove several types of crimes from the anti-racism law.
01:31Religious intolerance is a crime.
01:33This new law doesn't affect this whatsoever, nor does it affect freedom of speech.
01:38It criminalizes misogyny.
01:42Conservatives are calling it a leftist law.
01:44This isn't an issue of left or right, at least it shouldn't be.
01:50This is an issue of life, because we women have to deal with misogyny every day.
01:54It's spreading through the social networks and it's naturalizing violence against women.
02:00Femicide has been rising in Brazil, with over 1,500 cases recorded in 2025.
02:06Although analysts cite improved records keeping as a factor for the rising numbers,
02:10another commonly cited factor is the increasing popularity of online groups,
02:15such as the Red Pill Movement, which preach hyper-masculinity and hatred against women.
02:20Under the new law, social media content advocating rape
02:23and other forms of violence against women would be criminalized.
02:31We, how are here, demanding a vote on the anti-misogyny bill,
02:38which aims to save lives.
02:39Know that the first step down the ladder to femicide and violence against women
02:42are manifestations of hate,
02:48which hurts us here in Congress as women.
02:50But, worse than that,
02:51affects the lives of millions of Brazilian women in their homes.
02:57Although the anti-misogyny bill was scheduled for a floor vote on July 14th,
03:01a group of far-right lawmakers have successfully pushed it back into August.
03:07Brian Meir, Telesur Recife.
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