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Brazilthe Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women as well asthe Beijing Platform of Action, in Brazil as these are the most relevantinternational instruments concerned with all forms of violence againstwomen.1 U.N. Doc. E/1990/5/Add53.2 The information gathered under this chapter was taken from the research ofFundação Perseu Abramo, “A mulher brasileira nos espaços público e privado”(The Brazilian woman in public and private space), available athttp://www.fpabramo.org.br/nop/mulheres/perfil.htm, (consulted December 16,2002).3 Brazil is divided into 5 regions: North, North-east, South, South-East, and Center-West, hereafter CW. Statistical results tend to vary widely across these regions,therefore Brazilian averages should be considered with caution.4 IBGE and Seade foundations, values taken from the 2000 demographic census,available athttp://www.mj.gov.br/sedh/cndm/genero/demografia/RG_pop003.htm, (consultedDecember 1, 2002).5 Ibid.6 Furthermore, Brazil is Party to, inter alia, the International Convention for theSuppression of The Traffic in women of Full Age (1933), and the InternationalConvention on the Suppression of the Traffic in Women and Children (1921), asamended by the Protocol signed in Lake Success (1947); Convention for theSuppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution ofOthers, and Final Protocol (1950) and the Convention on the Political Rights ofWomen (1953).7 Adopted on 5 October 1988.99