Overview
- Both chambers issued the constitutional declaration Tuesday after 27 state legislatures approved the amendment.
- The decree went to the federal gazette for publication, which will bring the change into force.
- The reform empowers Congress to pass a General Law on Femicide that unifies the crime’s definition, investigation protocols and penalties nationwide.
- A transitory article gives lawmakers 180 days after entry into force to enact the law, while current federal and state provisions stay in effect.
- Officials cite about 10 women killed daily and more than 26,600 female homicides since 2018, with fewer than one in four investigated as femicide.