A utilização dos instrumentos de apoio à prevenção e combate à violência doméstica e familiar contra mulher durante a pandemia no estado de Mato Grosso

Abstract

The present research aims to reflect on the performance of instruments to support the prevention and fight against domestic and family violence against women during the social isolation imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic, in the state of Mato Grosso. The topic is extremely relevant, given that women are increasingly becoming victims of domestic violence in Brazil, even after the creation of specific legislation for their protection. For the development of this monograph, the method of approach chosen is the deductive one, also adopting the bibliographic research, as a procedure the documental research and quantitative approach, employing the collection of secondary data collected by national research entities on the subject. Law 11,340/06 is a resource to meet the constitutional commitment to ensure assistance to the family, creating mechanisms to curb violence within their relationships. However, the ineffectiveness of this protection was observed, due to the lack of inspection of compliance with assistance and protection measures for women in situations of violence. A situation that was aggravated by social isolation, a recommendation made by the who in order to combat the Covid-19. During confinement, victims of domestic violence began to live with their aggressors 24 hours a day. One of the direct consequences of this situation, in addition to the increase in violence, was the decrease in complaints, due to isolation, many women were unable to leave the house to do it or were afraid to do it due to the constant presence of their partner. In this scenario, the figure of instruments to support the prevention and fight against domestic and family violence against women emerges. The instruments would have the role of providing alternative means and forms that can complement and assist the network to combat domestic violence against women. It was concluded that the records of crimes of gender violence in Mato Grosso have decreased since the beginning of the pandemic, which demonstrates an increase in underreporting in this period. Thus, it led to the implementation of support instruments such as the “SOS Mulher MT” platform, the “Women Assistance Center”, the “Red Signal Campaign”, among others. After the availability of many of these resources, there was a resumption in the records of crimes of gender violence and a relative decrease in crimes of femicide. This recovery of records in 2021 may be the result of the contribution of instruments to prevent and combat domestic violence, both encouraging reporting through campaigns and lectures, as well as providing alternatives to traditional means of reporting.