greicy esteves soares: when i showed him the panic button, he drew back.y daughter then went to him to speak with him. he kept his distance. just the fact that i have this device with me made him back off. he saw that i had the power to alert the police immediately. >> domestic violence is a plague in latin america, and women live more dangerously in brazil than in almost any other country in the world. every year, more than 120,000 brazilian women receive medical treatment because of domestic violence. and every year more than 5000 women are murdered by someone close to them, usually their husband or ex-husband. the government is trying to counter that with campaigns, activities and more stringent laws. a law has been passed providing tough penalties for the new crime of femicide, murdering a woman. president dilma rousseff has just signed it. dilma rousseff: the statistics are shocking. these numbers show that women in brazil are subject to unacceptable violence -- in all social classes, on the streets, at work, in schools, but mainly at home. we have to