Public awareness has seen a major refresh with "updated" messaging:
Historically, the word encoxar (from the Portuguese/Spanish regional slang for "to press against") referred to the inevitable, non-criminal physical contact that occurs when a bus is packed during rush hour. However, an has shifted it from a description of discomfort to a specific legal accusation: frottage or sexual harassment by pressing the genitals against a victim without consent. encoxada in bus updated
I think there may be a misunderstanding here. Public awareness has seen a major refresh with
– Many jurisdictions (Spain, Brazil, parts of France, Mexico City) now explicitly criminalize encoxada as sexual assault, not just a minor offense. Penalties range from fines to prison time (6 months–4 years depending on repetition/aggravating factors). parts of France