Femicide in Brazil: premature, preventable and trivialized death of women

Introduction: Feminicide is considered the maximum expression of gender violence. Brazil among countries with highest rate feminicide in world. Between 2001 and 2011, more than 50,000 were recorded Brazil, an average 5,000 cases per year. Objective: To analyze characteristics evolution rates Brazil. Method: Ecological study temporal series secondary data obtained from Mortality Information System Ministry Health. We estimate for 2015-2019. The analyzed following outcomes: type instrument used by aggressor, age race woman, events that preceded feminicide. All analyzes performed using Stata 15.1 statistical software. Study exempt authorization Research Ethics Committee according to resolution 510/2016 National Health Council. Results: absolute number femicides increased between 2015 2019, as well their participation external causes death women. observed probable underreporting transsexual lesbian women, 76 reported 2014 2017. In we 60.6% assaults against women occur victim's home, 36.0% on weekends. instruments aggression involved firearms (50.0%), piercing or blunt (34.0%), hanging suffocation (6.0%). Physical abuse, sexual violence, neglect, abandonment, mental cruelty torture identified 14.0% deaths. Conclusion: are increasing, black,