O Femicide and gender violence: analysis of the role of public entities in Maceió/AL

Abstract

For a long time in force in Brazil or patriarchal family model, being a woman considered as man's property and having some fundamental rights, such as freedom, mitigated and controlled by a sexist sexist society. Despite the social movements that have been achieved through the guarantee of diverse rights and State protection of life in women, the feeling of power of the male sex over the female sex causes various forms of violence. This research has as main objective to analyze the role of Alagoas entities in combating the crime of femicide in the capital of Maceió. It is, therefore, a descriptive research, in a qualitative approach. In Maceió, the object of study of this research, there is a range of public partners that seek to eradicate gender violence and femicide, covering not only services related to prevention and punishment, but also to all forms of support to the victim, whether giving psychological and social support.

Keywords

• Atuação das entidades públicas, Violência de gênero, Crimes de feminicídio em Maceió.