VIOLÊNCIA DOMÉSTICA DURANTE A PANDEMIA COVID-19 NO BRASIL: uma crise invisível

Abstract

This study aims to explain the emergence of Law Nº. 11,340/2006, the Maria da Penha Law, and to investigate the cause(s) found, according to recent data, of an increase in domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. To this end, we evaluate existingpublic policies to combat this problem. We will use bibliographic research and reports from the Brazilian Public Security Forum as methods, with the aim of reporting the increase in the percentage of domestic violence during the isolation period of the COVID-19 pandemic. We will show current facts and elements that led to this increase, emphasizing social isolation as an aggravating factor for the vulnerability of victims. Also, through this study, we will propose a solution to mitigate such violence. Finally, we will conclude that by reducing the victim's social contact with friends and family, the possibilities of creating and/or strengthening a support network, seeking help, and consequently, of the victim leaving the situation of violence in which they find themselves, are reduced.