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2023-11-17 23:43:00
The Rio de Janeiro police investigate a report of rape in a municipal public hospital. A patient claims she was abused by an employee responsible for transporting patients on stretchers. The case would have occurred inside the elevator. The 27-year-old woman reports that the rape took place at the Hospital Municipal Souza Aguiar, a reference in emergency care in the central region of Rio. Cases of sexual violence in hospitals are more common than one might imagine; According to the Brazilian Public Security Forum, in 2022, 674 rapes were recorded in health units in the country, which is equivalent to two crimes of this type per day.
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