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More Brazilians divorcing amid pandemic: study
Number of matrimonial annulments in second half of 2020 was highest since 2007
Gabriel Toueg |
25.01.2021
SAO PAULO
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a strong side effect among Brazilian couples.
A study released last week by an association of notaries showed that long periods of continuous coexistence due to quarantines and lockdowns led to the highest number of divorces since record-keeping began in 2007.
Colegio Notarial do Brasil (CNB) said the 43,859 extrajudicial divorces carried out only at notaries in the second half of 2020 were 15% higher than in the same period of 2019.
October 2020 was the month with the highest number of divorces -- over 7,600.
The variation between the second half of 2019 and same period of 2020 is 13 points higher than the national annual average of only 2%.
The association said it believes the rise in data is also related to the fact that in July 2020, due to the pandemic and in order to respect the social isolation recommended by the authorities, notaries began offering the possibility of online divorces, easing the process.
More:
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/more-brazilians-divorcing-amid-pandemic-study/2121607
