07/06/2026
One of the greatest challenges in tackling the sexual abuse and exploitation of children and adolescents is helping victims find the courage to break their silence.
However, after overcoming this obstacle, many victims begin to face another - often even greater - challenge, one that no longer depends on their courage: the slow pace of the justice system, with cases that stall, hearings that are postponed, and judgments that can take years to be delivered.
At Meninadança, we witness firsthand the impact of these delays. For girls who have already endured violence, every day without a resolution means more uncertainty, more suffering, and more injustice.
The Brazilian Constitution and the Statute of the Child and Adolescent guarantee absolute priority for children and adolescents. But priority cannot exist only in legislation. It must become a reality in the courts, police stations, protection services, and throughout the justice system.
We believe this is one of the most urgent challenges in the protection and defence of girls today. While justice is delayed, lives move on, evidence is lost, trauma deepens, and confidence in the system is put to the test.
For this reason, we will continue to speak about this issue, monitor cases, demand answers, and advocate for children and adolescents to be treated with the priority that the law already guarantees them.
Because childhood cannot wait.
And because delay is also a form of violence.
- We will be highlighting the issue of judicial delays, the consequences they have for victims, and the changes we believe are urgently needed. As this campaign gathers momentum, there will be more opportunities for people to get involved and help drive change.
