Femicide and Brazilian laws

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https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-02592018v21n3p534

Abstract

This essay evaluates the consequences of the disagreement between notions of gender and sex in the studies of specialists, with a view to combating femicide in Brazil. While the legislation recognizes the notion of sex to define a crime, the Executive branch works with the notion of gender in the public policies. The objective is to analyze the origin of the concept of femicide, the identity of its perpetrators, the dissension of the concepts of sex and gender and the duality in Brazilian public policies and laws. The essay is divided into three parts, each section analyzing the different contents of the main objective. The results conclude that the emergence of the notion of gender in the definition of femicide is a form of female empowerment.

Author Biography

Suzanny Mara Jobim de Souza, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Bahia

Formada em Serviço Social pelas Faculdades Santo Agostinho (FACISA), de Montes Claros, especialista em MBA-Gestão da Política de Assistência Social pela Fundação Santo Agostinho de Montes Claros (FUNDASAN), especialista em Didática e Metodologia de Ensino Superior pela Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros (UNIMONTES) e pesquisadora do Grupo de Estudos e Pesquisa em Raça/Etnia, Política Social e Família na Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA).

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Published

2018-11-30

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 3 (2018): Social Work: Gender, Race/Ethnicity, Generations and Sexuality

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Thematic space

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