One of the biggest challenges to gaining human rights that women in Brazil face is female homicide, or femicide. New reports show that, so far in 2019, four women have been killed each day in Brazil. Femicide rates have risen so quickly that Brazil is now the 5th highest rated out of 83 countries, and the overall female homicide rate in Brazil is 48 times higher than that in the United States. Femicide is described as a gender-motivated crime, often attributed to patriarchal norms in a society. It is defined as the killing of a woman by a man because of her gender. Men often feel that it is their right to inflict whatever punishment they choose onto their female counterparts, and studies have shown that not only are the rates of homicide drastically different between men and women in Brazil, but that the means of murder vary as well. Victims of female homicide are six times more likely to be strangled or suffocated to death than male victims, who are more likely to be shot and killed. Domestic violence and spousal abuse is directly linked with femicide, with many victims having previously faced attacks from their abusers, reported domestic abuse, or even survived a homicide attempt. When women may have the means necessary to report their abusers, very few restrictions are put in place to keep the aggressors from continuing their acts of violence. Recently, legislative measures in larger cities have taken place that have been working to help combat these ineffectual means of dealing with domestic abuse. Women-only police stations have helped rates of femicide and domestic violence go down in cities. Women often feel safer and more comfortable reporting and discussing issues like domestic abuse, sexual harassment, reproductive issues, etc. with other women, rather than men, and might have their reports taken more seriously when heard from the point of view of a woman in power. Women police can be a better means to helping lessen the rates of mortality and violence faced by other women at the hands of men.