O AUMENTO DA VIOLÊNCIA DOMÉSTICA NA PANDEMIA DO COVID-19

Abstract

The subject of this research is the increase in domestic violence in the Covid-19 pandemic. The work aims to analyze the increase in cases of domestic violence during the pandemic period, considering that one of the non-pharmacological measures to contain the virus is social isolation, which makes the victim spend more time with his aggressor . To carry out this monograph, bibliographies available in the FacMais Library were analyzed, as well as scientific texts from the internet and analysis of judgments, being developed by quantitative research. In order to reach the conclusion of the research, research on patriarchy was necessary, deepening the theme of domestic violence with data and statistics on the incidence of cases in Brazil, researching and understanding what the Covid-19 pandemic is and seeking factors that could increase the incidence of cases and reduce the demand for complaints and the search for protection for victims of domestic violence. Domestic violence against women is a social problem, in which they are victims of aggression, abuse, embarrassment, subversion and sexism. In Brazil the cases are of great incidence. Every two minutes a woman is attacked, even though it is a country where the law for the protection of women is in force, protection measures for victims, possibilities for the abuse to be reported. Covid-19 is a highly transmissible virus, more than 607,000 Brazilians have become statistics. Due to the high transmissibility of Coronavirus, social isolation was necessary, at which time it was necessary to adhere to work in the home office mode. Schools, churches, bars closed, companies suspended work contracts, people were instructed to stay at home, and other measures were also adopted. As a result of social distancing, victims spent most of their time in their homes, being in most cases the place where they suffer the most aggression.