Delegacias especializadas de atendimento à mulher e a Política Nacional de Enfrentamento à Violência contra as Mulheres: uma exploração dos efeitos sobre a taxa de homicídio

Abstract

This paper has as its general objective to analyze the trajectory of female homicides in Brazil between 2009 and 2019. Specifically, it aims to identify the impact of the presence of the Specialized Police Stations for Women (DEAMs) on rates of homicides of women in the context of the National Policy to Confront Violence against Women (PNPM). In parallel, we develop concepts of the legislative and institutional apparatus executed in Brazil over the years with the purpose of mitigating violence against women. The methodology comprised a quantitative research using the econometric tool differences-in-differences. They estimated the difference in the death rate of women between municipalities where there was the implementation of DEAMs and municipalities not exposed to the policy, between the years 2009 and 2019, using the data present in the Mortality Information System (SIM). The results found showed that the presence of DEAMs in Brazilian municipalities reduced deaths of women by 13.3%. However, when heterogeneities were considered, it was observed that the impact has a characteristic restricted to subgroups of women. The coefficients were significant only for white women, while for non-white women no significant effects were observed. no significant effects were observed for non-white women.