VIOLENCE AGAINST BLACK WOMEN: an x-ray of the Medidas Protetivas de Urgência in Betim-MG, during the covid-19 pandemic
Violence, domestic, woman, black, covid-19, pandemic, Betim, medida protetiva de urgência
An investigation has been conducted aiming to uncover the contours of domestic violence in the context of the Covid-19. By using both qualitative and quantitative methodology, we analyzed desegregated data from occurrence records in the state of Minas Gerais, epidemiological State of Minas Gerais, the epidemiological data from the Betim Health Surveillance and 424 Medidas Protetivas de Urgência cases involving 427 victims of domestic violence, with the aim of identifying the most common cases, with the objective of analysing experiences of the victims during this procedural stage. This master's thesis has in three chapters. The first chapter contextualizes domestic violence as a complex problem with historical, social and cultural roots and as well as a public health issue. The second chapter discusses domestic violence in the context of the Maria da Penha Law, discussing the impact of the pandemic, the intersection of gender and race, and the role of intersection between gender and race, and the role of legislation in protecting women. The third chapter presents the research findings, based on a critical-analytical examination of the data and documents involved in the investigation, highlighting the numbers of domestic violence in Betim, the sociodemographic profile of victims of domestic violence, the bureaucratic challenges of granting Medidas Protetivas de Urgência, the usual processing time at the police station and in court, in the police station and the courts, the profile of the aggressors and black women in the protection system. The master's thesis is based on feminist literature and studies about the increase in domestic violence in the pandemic and presents the research findings, based on a critical-analytical examination of the data and documents involved in the investigation, highlighting the numbers of domestic violence in Betim, the sociodemographic profile of victims of domestic violence, the bureaucratic challenges in granting MPU, the average processing time at the police station and in court, the profile of aggressors and black women in the protection flow. This master's thesis is based on feminist literature and studies on the increase in domestic violence in the pandemic seeking to highlight the complexity and barriers faced by women in situations of violence. This work contributes to understanding domestic violence and the obstacles to accessing the right of justice, pointing the necessary improvements.