Facing Domestic Violence Against Women in Brazil: Advances and Challenges

Abstract

This article aims to offer a critical overview of the Brazilian legal framework for confronting domestic violence against women. Intimate partner homicides are epidemic in Brazil: there are four deaths of women per day. In 2006, the Maria da Penha Law (MPL) introduced integrated polices and transformed criminal procedures to deal with the complexities of gender violence. Reforms included the establishment of The House of Brazilian Women, women-only police stations, specialised courts, intervention orders, interdisciplinary experts, and perpetrator programs. In 2015, a new law created the crime of femicide, designed to prevent 'honor killings' defenses in cases of intimate partner homicide and to avoid impunity. Despite law reform, structuring and articulating the network of services remains a challenge. The MPL led to great social change in Brazil regarding awareness of the violence against women, facilitating a broader discussion about gender equality.

Domestic Violence against Women Detected and Managed in Dental Practice: a Systematic Review

“…The alarming rates illustrate a potential profile of the victims of violence to be found in dental practice. Recently, legal strategies, such as the Maria da Penha Law (a particular regulation of gender-based violence advocated by feminist organizations in Brazil (Ávila, 2018 )) and the femicide Law n. 13.104/2015 (Messias et al, 2019 ), were triggered. Additionally, violence also targets more frequently women with a low level of education, income, and socioeconomic status (Figueroa et al, 2004 ).…”

Application of the transformed-interview method in investigation of sexual crimes in Ukraine

“…Both accidentally encountered on the street, in a bar, etc., and during an intimate partnership. We suppose that the following scientific publications should be included in the list of the most significant recent research on this problem (Batchelor, 2017;Chafai, 2017;Classen et al, 2005;Começanha & Maia, 2018;Conley et al, 2017;Crandall et al, 2005;Daigle et al, 2009;De Àvila, 2018;Decker & Littleton, 2017;Djikanović et al, 2012;Donnelly & Calogero, 2018;Elmes et al, 2017;Fairchild & Rudman, 2008;Franklin & Menaker, 2018;Jayasuriya et al, 2011;Krahé et al, 2014;Kulig & Sullivan, 2017;Lindquist et al, 2013;Lisak & Miller, 2002;Littleton et al, 2008;Littleton & Dodd, 2016;Lown & Vega, 2001;Madan & Nalla, 2016;Mellgren et al, 2017;Natarajan et al, 2017;Rühs et al, 2017;Sambisa et al, 2010;Schuster et al, 2016;Vives-Cases & Parra 2016). This group includes victims of rape in a hidden -latent -form, but the study of statistics and behavior of latent victims in the scientific literature received very little attention (Grubb & Turner, 2012;Littleton et al, 2018;Loughnan et al, 2013;Maiuro, 2015;Strain et al, 2015;Wilson & Miller, 2015;Wood & Stichman, 2018).…”

Representation of Domestic Violence (KDRT) in La Barka: A Sociology of Literature

“…Accordingly, the results of the study conducted by Avila noted as many as 4,762 women were killed in Brazil. Intimidation of couples in housemates including an epidemic in Brazil, as many as four women were killed per day [22]. Based on the phenomena and problems described above, it can be concluded that the question of violence against women is interesting to be examined and researched.…”