Many young girls are put into less formal arranged marriages, it isn’t as traditional or ritualized as it is in other countries. In Brazil they have a high rate for young girls getting pregnant so they force these girls into the marriages to make sure the man in the relationship is required to have responsibility in the child's life and isn’t leaving the girl to handle it on her own. Many of these families are lower class and tried to marry wealthy. Or they are escaping an abusive home environment. The legal age in Brazil is 16 if allowed by both parents. The government in Brazil hasn’t done anything to help the arranged marriages, they have been absent for the global discussions.
15 Year Old Girl
A 15 year old girl had gotten pregnant by a 20 year old man. Her mother thought it would resolve the problem by forcing them to marry each other, the reasoning was to avoid being gossiped about. Many of the young girls are reckless with their sexual activity and in result get pregnant and are forced into marriages so the man would take responsibility for the child's life as well. This results in girls losing opportunities to have an education.