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Legal and economic analysis of the changes enacted by Law n. 13,871/2019 on Maria da Penha Law

open access: yesRevista de Direito Econômico e Socioambiental
This article aims to analyze the legislative innovations and the changes that occur in the individuals’ incentives, which results from Law no. 13,871/2019.
Felipe Sigrist   +1 more
doaj   +6 more sources

The relationship between the Maria da Penha Law and intimate partner violence in two Brazilian states [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal for Equity in Health, 2016
Globally, inequality between men and women manifests in a variety of ways. In particular, gender inequality increases the risk of perpetration of violence against women (VAW), especially intimate partner violence (IPV), by males. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 35 % of women have experienced physical, psychological and/or sexual IPV ...
Jasmine D Wilkins   +2 more
exaly   +5 more sources

Gender-based violence in Brazil: an evaluation of the “Maria da Penha Law” (2006-2016)

open access: yesRevista CIDOB d'Afers Internacionals, 2017
Brazil is a signatory to various international treaties against gender violence and has a specific law on the issue: the “Maria da Penha” Law (LMP), the tenth anniversary of the approval of which was in 2016.
Verônica Maria Teresi
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Mortality and years of life lost to death or disability by interpersonal violence against women in Brazil: Global Burden of Disease Study, 1990 and 2019 [PDF]

open access: yesRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2022
INTRODUCTION Aggression against women is an important cause of morbidity and death. This study compares the variation of deaths and years of life lost to death or disability (DALY) caused by interpersonal violence against women in Brazil and its states.
Isabella Vitral Pinto   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Experience of women victims of violence about Maria da Penha Law

open access: yesOnline Brazilian Journal of Nursing, 2009
The objective of this research is to understand the experiences of women victims of domestic and family violence, understanding the use of the Maria da Penha Law as a form of empowerment. Also, develop a social context and help to spread the knowledge of
Evelyn Priscila Santinon   +3 more
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Records covered under the maria da penha law by the military police in border areas / Registros enquadrados na lei maria da penha realizados pela brigada militar em área de fronteira [PDF]

open access: yesRevista de Pesquisa Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 2020
OBJETIVO:caracterizar os atendimentos efetuados pela Brigada Militar do 1º Batalhão de Policiamento de Área de Fronteira (1º BPAF) enquadrados como violência contra a mulher na Lei Maria da Penha.
Madeline Mazuí Guterres Suarez Mazuí   +3 more
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Da delegacia da mulher à Lei Maria da Penha: Absorção/tradução de demandas feministas pelo Estado

open access: yesRevista Crítica de Ciências Sociais, 2010
This article examines the responses of the State to feminist demands to combat domestic violence against women in Brazil since the mid-1980s. Three periods of institutional change are identified which have directly or indirectly shaped and reflected the ...
Cecília MacDowell Santos
doaj   +3 more sources

MARITAL VIOLENCE CONTEXT AFTER THE MARIA DA PENHA LAW: A GROUNDED THEORY STUDY

open access: yesCogitare Enfermagem, 2019
Objective: To analyze the context of marital violence experienced by women in legal proceedings. Methodology: This is a qualitative study based on the grounded theory, conducted with 29 women in legal proceedings for marital violence and nine ...
Jordana Brock Carneiro   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

« Nous nous voulons vivantes, libres et sans peur » : une analyse du processus d’adoption de la loi Maria da Penha au Congrès national brésilien

open access: yesBrésil(s)
How does the link between the presence of women in parliament and the approval of gender equality bills work? To answer this question, I focused on the adoption process of the Maria da Penha Law at the National Congress in Brazil.
Beatriz Rodrigues Sanchez
doaj   +3 more sources

Domestic Violence as a Human Rights Issue Beyond (Criminal) Accountability: A Brazilian Case Study

open access: yesContemporary Challenges, 2023
The article analyses the domestic implementation of the Maria da Penha Law, a Brazilian federal legal act to combat and prevent domestic and family violence against women.
Helena de Oliveira Augusto
doaj   +1 more source

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