Pro-choice activists say blocking a resolution in Congress could spread misinformation about access to legal abortion
Nicole Froio
7 March 2026
In a video posted by Chris Tonietto in early November 2025 on Instagram, the right-wing member of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies celebrated a vote that put a brake on a resolution that she claimed “facilitated abortion up to nine months of pregnancy for underage girls who are victims of violence, without the knowledge or consent of their parents.”
The resolution in question was published by the National Council for the Rights of Children and Adolescents (Conanda), part of the Ministry of Human Rights, following a court decision in January, 2025. It did not modify any existing legislation, only establishing protocols for health professionals to follow in order to ensure minors’ access to legal abortion, a right already guaranteed under Article 128 of the Brazilian penal code.