GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLSCOUNTRY-PROFILEBRAZILMEASURESCOMPULSORY NOTIFICATION OF CASES OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN (HOSPITAL) (LAW NO. 10.778/2003)
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Compulsory Notification of Cases of Violence against Women (Hospital) (Law No. 10.778/2003)
Type of Measure
Laws > Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence
Violence against women and girls
Year
2003
Brief Description

Description in Portuguese: Estabelece a notificação compulsória, no território nacional, do caso de violência contra a mulher que for atendida em serviços de saúde públicos ou privados, de 24 de novembro de 2003.

Source of Information
CEDAW/C/BRA/6 p.12, 35 and 36; ECLAC compilation of laws and policies, 2008
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