New Law Criminalizes Bullying as Brazil Confronts Its Psychosocial Impact on Students
Brazil enacts Law 14.811/2024 to criminalize bullying as experts discuss its damaging psychosocial effects on students.
- • Bullying is a systematic violence harming mental health of students.
- • Law 14.811/2024 criminalizes bullying with two to four years prison penalties.
- • Schools must educate students about bullying's consequences.
- • Families play a key role in identifying bullying signs such as academic decline and social isolation.
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In a recent segment of "Café com Notícias," pedagogue Hurda Nascimento detailed the severe psychosocial effects bullying has on students, highlighting it as a systematic form of violence that harms the mental health of both victims and perpetrators. She emphasized the critical role of schools in educating students about bullying’s consequences and the responsibility of families in recognizing signs such as decreased academic performance, social isolation, and diminished future aspirations. Nascimento praised the recently enacted Law 14.811/2024, which criminalizes bullying with penalties ranging from two to four years in prison, marking a significant legislative advance against this form of violence. This legal development underscores a national commitment to combat bullying through both educational and judicial measures, aiming to deter the behavior and better support affected students in Brazil’s educational system.