Misogyny Bill Sets Off Viral Clash Between Janja and Nikolas Ferreira

Overview

• The Senate passed a bill that adds misogyny to Brazil’s racism law and sent it to the Chamber of Deputies.
• It would raise penalties for misogynistic insults to two to five years in prison plus fines and make related crimes non‑bailable and without a statute of limitations.
• First lady Rosângela “Janja” Lula da Silva praised the Senate vote and accused Deputy Nikolas Ferreira of spreading falsehoods, and he answered with a 15‑minute video that topped 27 million views.
• The online fight followed a post Ferreira later deleted that quoted language not in the Senate text, drawing public rebukes from Deputies Sâmia Bomfim and Tabata Amaral.
• At a Rio event launching a pact against femicide, Janja urged rules for social networks and said four women are killed each day by men they know, a pressure point as lawmakers weigh how to curb online hate.