"We need to respond immediately to violence against women," says Minister Cida Gonçalves.
According to the Minister for Women, priorities in this area include reviving the '180' helpline, resuming the 'Women, Living Without Violence' program, and partnering with the Ministry of Justice on initiatives.
247 - The Minister for Women, Cida Gonçalves, announced this Thursday (5), in an interview with TV 247She outlined three priorities for the ministry over the next few years. She cited the partnership with the Minister of Justice and Public Security, Flávio Dino, to "strengthen the courts specializing in violence against women, the public defenders' offices, and the Public Prosecutor's Office," and the services of the Maria da Penha patrols. "They have a direct role when a woman has a protective order; they go to the house and monitor the process," she stated in a commentary on the program. good night 247.
According to data from the Brazilian Public Security Forum, 699 women were victims of femicide in the first half of 2022, an average of four cases per day. This number is 3,2 percentage points higher than the total recorded in the first half of 2021, when 677 women were killed.
Compared to the first half of 2019, the murder of women due to gender-related reasons increased by 10,8% in the first six months of 2022.
The 180 service, which houses the Women's Helpline, was another alternative mentioned by the minister. "Reinstating the 180 service as a national helpline. Today it's under the Human Rights Ombudsman's Office and only receives complaints," Cida stated.
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"We need to make it fulfill its function, which is to provide women with the information they need, offer guidance, and receive complaints. This is a priority because the 180 hotline was receiving calls from municipalities with fewer than 20 inhabitants that had no specialized services, answering basic questions about rights," she continued.
The minister also spoke about another measure: "Restructuring the 'Women Living Without Violence' program, with comprehensive care. Sometimes a woman walks around, goes to the police station, the Forensic Medical Institute (IML), the public defender's office. All services would be in the same place."
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According to the minister, "everything that was built" to combat violence against women during the Lula and Dilma governments "has practically been destroyed."
In the interview, Cida Gonçalves stated that it is important "to discuss the role of women, their behaviors, values, violence, and equality, so that we can respond with public policies to the needs of fifty-two percent of the Brazilian population, which are women."
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