Poverty, inequality, and lack of access to education and healthcare are underlying factors that contribute to the vulnerability of young girls to violence.
A new law from 2025, known as the "ECA Digital" (Lei 15.280/2025), modernizes these protections by requiring digital platforms to adopt a proactive duty of care toward minors, replacing the previous reactive liability model. The law requires age verification (a simple self-declaration of being 18 is no longer enough), the linking of social media accounts of users under 16 to a legal guardian, and the implementation of parental control tools. brasileirinhas violadas ao extremo
Data from Brazilian authorities and international organizations highlight the alarming rate of violence against children. For instance, a significant number of reported sexual violence cases involve young girls, often with perpetrators known to the victims. Poverty, inequality, and lack of access to education