Avaliação do impacto da Lei Maria da Penha sobre a mortalidade de mulheres por agressões no Brasil, 2001-2011

Homicídios de mulheres nas distintas regiões brasileiras nos últimos 35 anos: análise do efeito da idade-período e coorte de nascimento

“…It is thought that this method does not overestimate the occurrence of femicide, given this is compensated by the problems that exist in relation to under-reporting and the high number of deaths registered as events of undetermined intent, especially in the poorer regions of the country 6,13,15,17,18 . In addition, SIM/Datasus data were also extracted regarding the means used to commit homicide, according to geographic region and place of death.…”

“…Particularly important are the Maria da Penha law that established mechanisms to curb violence against women 15 and Law 13.104 that classifies femicide as a heinous crime, providing for harsh penalties 18 . However, although a legal framework is in place to suppress this type of violence, there are shortfalls in the application of legislation, ranging from invisibility that leads to the under-reporting of violence against women 16 to the difficulties in establishing a substantive network of care for addressing this issue effectively 19,20 .…”

“…Recently published studies in Brazil analyzed female homicide mortality trends using summary rates by age and period of death 5,13,15,17,18 . These were extremely important in order to give visibility to the issue of gender-based violence in Brazil 5,13,16,18 .…”

“…It is thought that this high rate is associated to the belief that crimes against women are justified because they are private matters. In these cases, impunity is the result of historical evolution and the fact that there is no political will to adequately address violence against women in a more incisive way 7,[15][16][17][18] .…”

Atendimentos de jovens vítimas de agressões em serviços públicos de urgência e emergência, 2011: diferenças entre sexos

“…Prevalent among these victims are less serious injuries and assault in circumstances consistent with domestic and family violence, with most incidents occurring at home. A study of deaths among women owing to assault in Brazil between 2001 and 2011 highlighted that on average 13.5 women per day die as a result of assault and that the profile of the majority of these deaths was consistent with situations of domestic and family violence against women 21 .…”