Violência contra as mulheres: interdição, contexto e enfrentamento em Maceió (2007-2015)

Abstract

The research aims to analyze the narratives that produce power relations and permeate the experience between men and women and the sociocultural interpretations - in the city of Maceió/AL - of the guidelines contained in Law 11.340/06. Therefore, it aims to analyze the inferences that the provisions of the legislation - surveillance, punishment, prevention, and eradication - make regarding violence against women. By examining the narratives that shape the most basic experiences among actors - women and men - one can understand the subordinate relationships in which women are immersed and, consequently, how spaces conducive to violence emerge. In this regard, the research includes the analysis of articles published in the newspaper Gazeta de Alagoas (GA) between 2007 and 2015, statistical data from the Civil Police of Alagoas, data from the State Secretariat for Public Security and Defense of Alagoas, and the national research on violence against women - Mapa da Violência. Consequently, it was necessary to explore the parallel trajectory of public policies and legislation achieved through political representation in defense of women's rights, as voiced by the feminist movement. By examining the case of Maceió, Alagoas, through the lines of the newspaper and other aforementioned sources, while considering local customs, one can understand the narratives that endorse the current scenario that divides the population and, consequently, permeates women's lived experiences, subjecting them to spaces of vulnerability despite the promulgation of the Maria da Penha Law. In accordance with the provisions of the law, this research aims to identify the strategies for prevention and eradication outlined in its articles and investigate which of these strategies have been adopted in the city of Maceió. Furthermore, it aims to examine the access of the most affected women - women of color - to public policies and protective mechanisms provided by Law 11.340/06. In this regard, the effectiveness of the strategies is directly linked to an understanding of who these women are and the spaces in which they are victimized. Finally, this research delves into cases of violence stemming from patriarchy and symbolic violence, the advancements in policies and legislation that directly and indirectly contributed to the creation of the Maria da Penha Law, and the reach of prevention and planning measures to eradicate violence against women.