Outcome BRA_D_1.3

By 2027, Brazil will have expanded and strengthened the systems of rights guarantees so that they are even more effective in the transversal integration of respect for human rights and equality of generation, gender, race and ethnicity, in confronting their violations and the multiple forms of discrimination and violence, including gender-based violence, and to promote the coordinated action of different instances at all levels of government, as well as the participation of civil society.?

In 2024, Brazil made significant steps to expand and strengthen the systems of rights guarantees, with notable advances in actively engaging with the international human rights system, eliminating violence against women, protecting women human rights defenders, and mainstreaming gender and race in the United Nations System. CEDAW Review Following the fourth periodic CEDAW review, Brazil now benefits from an applicable to the country that significantly broadens the response to the challenges faced by diverse women and girls . For the first time, the CEDAW Committee made recommendations to Brazil on Quilombola , transgender women and gender-diverse persons, women human rights defenders, climate change, and environment . The Committee also demonstrated greater understanding of human rights issues faced by Black , Indigenous and Quilombola women, grasped the diverse manifestations of gender-based violence (such as online), and institutional challenges hindering gender equality and women's progress in the country, in comparison to previous review cycles of Brazil. Civil society organizations significantly increased engagement in the review and benefited from new dialogue platforms for mobilization: they submitted record-high 42 shadow reports, signed by 90 entities . The Brazilian delegation was able to engage openly and constructively with the Committee and position key sensitive agendas (such as abortion, land rights and gender identity). UN Women contributed to these results by providing technical support for both the Ministry of Women and women’s and feminist organizations and carrying out learning-focused activities in collaboration with OHCHR, c. Ending violence against women The Brazilian state enacted new policies, plans, and tools integrating gender, intersectionality, and human rights, seeking to strengthen gender equality in access to justice. The justice system made progress in incorporating gender, intersectionality, and human rights perspectives into statements, plans, guidelines, and other relevant documents. The National Forum of Judges of Domestic and Family Violence Against Women (FONAVID) and the National Forum for Permanent Dialogues with the Justice System on the Maria da Penha Law issued new instruments that include provisions from the international women’s rights framework. This is the case of the Guidelines for the Application of Emergency Protective Measures. In the Executive Branch, the Federal Government launched a Work Plan to implement the National Pact for Preventing Femicide, with a budget exceeding 400 million dollars – the largest investment ever made by the government for preventing violence against women (VAW). Alongside measures that strengthen the system of rights guarantees for women, the Work Plan includes specific initiatives for Afro-Brazilian women, including Quilombolas, Indigenous women, LBT persons, rural women, and women human rights defenders, showcasing a commitment to an intersectional approach. The Ministry of Women spearheads the Pact, a gender-responsive platform that galvanises multisectoral efforts aimed at eradicating intersectional discrimination and violence against women and girls. Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRD) The MDHC the advanced draft for the first National Protection Plan for Human Rights Defenders. The version incorporates measures to respond to needs and protect the rights of WHRD. This plan was developed in response to a court order from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) which mandated the creation of measures to protect human rights defenders. Throughout the year, the Sales Pimenta Working Group conducted consultations and public hearings to ensure broad participation in the plan's development. As an observer in the Working Group, UN Women relied on analyses developed over several years of collaboration with feminist and women’s organizations to advance a gender-responsive perspective. UN Coordination The United Nations country team (UNCT) made remarkable progress in promoting gender equality and incorporating an intersectional framework. The Results Groups for the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) elected care economy, e nding gender-based violence and racial discrimination as three of the ten priorities for the year. Also, the UNCT highlighted gender and racial-related issues in the 2024 Common Country Analysis, which informed the UNSDCF. In addition, the UNCT established the promotion of gender, race, and ethnicity equality as a strategic result of the UNSDCF Communications Strategy and a transversal theme to the other results, with specific attention to meeting the requirements of the UNCT System-Wide Action Plan (SWAP) Scorecard. Finally, the UNCT to enhancing initiatives to address gender and racial issues within the UN System and to improving organizational culture. This progress was partially driven by UN Women leadership, policy advice, advocacy and technical support in conducting a survey on organizational culture regarding gender and racial equality, within the scope of the UNCT-SWAP Scorecard, and for the elaboration of plans and initiatives.