Women report abuse from husbands during quarantine: "He treats me like a maid"
Psychological violence during lockdown can begin with stress caused by a lack of shared household chores.
247 - Raquel*, 34, from São Paulo, is not available to speak with the reporter. Universa She calls to report the psychological abuse she has been suffering from her husband. "He listens to everything I say," she states in a message on social media. Whatsapp. reporter It's from the UOL portal.
Confined at home with him and their 10-year-old son, she says she has been suffering humiliation and insults since they both locked themselves in their home, following the guidance from the São Paulo state government for people to maintain social distancing during the new coronavirus pandemic. coronavirus.
And the trigger for the psychological violence is the division of household chores — or rather, the lack thereof, since everything falls on Raquel. "He simply doesn't help around the house and treats me like a maid. I wash, iron, cook, take care of the child, take care of the dog. When I complain, he comes at me. He gets angry, out of control, and threatens me. He says, 'You'll see,' and things like that," she confides.
According to prosecutor Fabiana Dal'Mas Rocha Paes, from Gevid (Domestic Violence Response Group) of the MP-SP (São Paulo Public Prosecutor's Office), excessive domestic work is, in itself, a factor of stress and physical and mental overload for women. "And this creates an environment conducive to violence when they ask for the men's help," explains Fabiana.