With horns, drums, chants and placards denouncing sexism, nearly took to the streets in Brasilia, the nation's capital, according to organisers and police. The international Slut Walk.
Slut Walk protests take off in US. South Korea Slut Walk. In Rio de Janeiro, organisers said nearly women and men brandishing placards calling for the decriminalisation of abortion and an end to machismo took part in the walk, although police put the figure at Abortion in Brazil can only be legally performed if the woman's life is in danger or if the pregnancy is the result of rape. In Sao Paulo, police said the Slut Walk drew at least women, many wearing lingerie, mini-skirts and blouses with revealing necklines.
They included representatives of various feminist, lesbian and transgender groups. Similar marches were also held in Belo Horizonte, Vitoria and other cities. Slut Walk was first held in Toronto last year after a police officer caused outrage by stating that "women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimised'' during a speech to university students. The protest soon spread to over 60 cities where women joined in huge numbers to challenge the mindset that victims of sexual assault should be blamed for the crime against them on the grounds that they were "asking for it''.
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