Gender violence

Morena leadership condemned former Pemex director Víctor Rodríguez for aggressions against his wife and backed the victim's complaint.

June 26, 2026 Reported by AI

The São Paulo Public Ministry requested that DECAP investigate misogynistic comments against Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas, 21, who died in a rope jump without ropes.

In Pitalito, Huila, two men were captured for separate acts of violence against women in the Libertador and Nogales neighborhoods, and a judge ordered them held in prison. Police responded quickly after community alerts, leading to the arrests.

March 30, 2026 Reported by AI

STF Justice Cristiano Zanin condemned a former Unifran medical student to pay collective moral damages for a sexual hazing incident against female freshmen in 2019. The ruling, issued on March 30, 2026, set the indemnity at 40 minimum wages, directed to the State Fund for the Defense of Diffuse Interests. Zanin overturned prior STJ and TJSP decisions, deeming the act psychological violence.

The Electoral Institute of Michoacán (IEM) has ordered Senator Gerardo Fernández Noroña to remove videos and posts against Uruapan's mayor, Grecia Quiroz, for misogynistic expressions and gender-based political violence. Noroña complied by deleting the content but denied any harassment and stated he will continue criticizing public figures. The controversy arose after the assassination of her husband, Carlos Manzo, in November 2025.

January 30, 2026 Reported by AI

Prosecutors have requested a trial for businessman Francisco Sáenz Valiente over the death of Brazilian woman Emmily Rodrigues Santos Gomes in March 2023 in Retiro. Charges include supplying narcotics and aggravated abandonment of a person resulting in death. They argue his assistance was too late and ineffective.