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LatinNews Daily - 20 August 2026
BRAZIL: Top court expands implementation of anti-femicide law
On 19 August Brazil’s supreme court (STF) issued a ruling to broaden the application of the landmark Maria da Penha law, which was promulgated in 2006 by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to implement measures aimed at preventing violence against women.
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