Discover some productions that address this topic and real cases of victims
Federal Law 11.340, popularly known as the “Maria da Penha Law”, was promulgated on 7 August 2006. Consequently, any gender-based action or omission that causes death, injury, physical, sexual or psychological suffering, and moral or property damage to women is now considered domestic violence.
However, it was not enough to eradicate once and for all the problem rooted in Brazilian society for so many years. With over a decade of Maria da Penha law enforcement, the high death toll shows that this is a problem that still needs to be addressed across the country.
Domestic violence numbers in Brazil
In 2019, according to the Visible and Invisible survey: the victimization of women in Brazil (mandated to Datafolha by the Brazilian Public Security Forum), 27.4% of women reported experiencing some type of violence or assault in the past twelve months.
The most common type of violence was verbal abuse, with 21.8% of citations; followed by threats of physical assault (9.5%), stalking or intimidation (9.1%), physical assault (9%) and sexual offense (8.9%). As for the aggressor, 74.6% of the cases were a known man; and in 42% the attack took place at home.
To underline the importance of the fight against domestic violence, we list 4 documentaries that tell stories of struggle and victims of this problem.
1. He moved with one, he moved with everyone
Directed by Sandra Werneck, the documentary collects several testimonies of women victims of violence, such as Maria da Penha, who gives her name to the law, the former model Luíza Brunet, the swimmer Joana Maranhão, the writer Clara Averbuck, among others. The production also highlights the importance of women’s protests and presents some data on the subject. It is available on Amazon Prime Video.
2. My name is Malala
Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani woman known for fighting for women’s rights to education and was the victim of a Taliban attack in 2012. In 2014 she received the Nobel Peace Prize. or documentary shows the activist’s story, the family environment in which he lives and how he began to fight even more for women’s rights.
3. Feminists: What were they thinking?
That documentary offers an insight into the struggle of feminists in the 1970s for rights. Directed by Johanna Demetrakas, it takes as its starting point the women portrayed by photographer Cynthia MacAdams in the 1979 book “Emergence”. In the production, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Michelle Phillips and other anonymous women talk about how they fought for their careers. reproductive systems rights, autonomy and motherhood. The documentary is available on Netflix.
4. Audi and Daisy
This documentary, released in 2016, shows history of two sexually abused teenagers in cities across the United States. In the crime, Audrie and Daisy were filmed and exposed on the Internet. The production also shows how family members coped with the trauma and negative reaction they received from the community they lived in. The documentary is available on Netflix.
By Andreza Melo and Laleska Diniz
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