The Government of Brazil gave the social network TikTok five days to explain what measures it had adopted to eliminate a trend of videos that glorify violence against women, official sources reported.
The Ministry of Justice and Public Security sent a letter to the Chinese company on Tuesday due to “the massive circulation of misogynistic content associated with the trend ‘In case she says no’, which went viral on International Women’s Day”.
The matter is now in the hands of the Brazilian Federal Police, which opened an investigation at the request of the State Attorney General’s Office.
The police opened an investigation and identified at least four profiles that published this type of content, under the hashtag ‘If she says no’.
In recent days, publications have proliferated in which “young people simulate kicks and punches, and stab mannequins representing female figures”.
Along with the images, already removed from the platform, messages appeared that “justified violence” in the event of rejection by a woman, the Government indicated in an official note.
In this context, the Administration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva required TikTok Brasil to provide information on automatic content moderation systems, human review mechanisms, monitoring of emerging trends and controls over the recommendation algorithm.
The social network will also have to present a “risk assessment on the recurrence of this type of content” and inform “whether the profiles responsible for its dissemination were monetized or received some type of economic compensation”.
In parallel, Brazilian authorities will analyze metadata to help identify the people behind the profiles that released videos advocating violence against women.
According to the Brazilian ministry, the platform’s obligations go beyond the simple removal of content requested by the authorities.
The authorities recalled that a recent decision by the Federal Supreme Court increased the civil liability of social networks, which must act proactively when faced with content that represents crimes against women.
The Brazilian Bar Association warned that the videos could constitute incitements to femicide, physical aggression and psychological violence.
TikTok responded in response to news agency France-Presse that the targeted posts had already been removed from the platform and that its teams “strive to identify any illicit content on this topic.”
A university study cited in the Government’s complaint showed that Brazil recorded 6,900 victims of femicide or attempted femicide in 2025, 34% more than in 2024.
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