Mapping cases of femicide in the Brazilian city of Teresina as a strategy for development of local public policy

• Autor(a) principal: Santana, Roseane Carvalho
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: França, Francisca Maria da Silva, Santana, Rosane da Silva, Fontes, Francisco Lucas de Lima
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Cadernos Ibero-Americanos de Direito Sanitário (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://www.cadernos.prodisa.fiocruz.br/index.php/cadernos/article/view/719
• topic: Feminicídio; Violência contra a Mulher; Violência de Gênero; Feminicidio; Violencia contra la Mujer; Violencia de Género; Femicide; Violence against Women; Gender-based Violence

Objective:  to map cases of femicide in Teresina, capital of the state of Piauí, in Brazil, which occurred in 2017 to support the development of public policies to prevent femicide. Methods: a retrospective quantitative study of documentary type conducted through the Secretariat of Public Security of the State of Piauí with data referring to cases of femicide that occurred in capital of the state, Teresina, in the year 2017. The study sample consisted of twelve police reports and inquiries typified as feminicide, with victims and their aggressor’s data. Data collection took place between March and May of 2018 and was performed using a semi-structured form. Data were only collected after approval by the Research Ethics Committee. Results: the aggressors and the victims had the same age group, but the percentage of the aggressors' age group was higher (58,3%). Regarding race/color, 41,7% of the victims were white, while 58,3% of the aggressors were black. It was found that 66,7% of femicide victims did not have a marital status. Regarding the place of occurrence, 67% of femicides occurred in the victim's own residence and physical strength was the main resource for the consummation of cases of femicide (42%). Conclusion: it is important to reflect that the cases of violence against women and feminicide will not be solved only with laws and prisons. An early awareness of the whole society is necessary to reduce negligent, discriminatory, and violent conducts against women.