A LEI MARIA DA PENHA E A VIOLÊNCIA DOMÉSTICA CONTRA A MULHER EM TEMPOS DE PANDEMIA DA COVID-19

Abstract

In March 2020, Brazil was hit by the first case of contagion by SARS-CoV-2, the pandemic advanced rapidly, requiring ways to combat the spread of the virus. Among the prevention measures, the lockdown was adopted, the work by telematic means and the online classes, which implied a new routine for individuals: An intense family life, the prohibition of performing some leisure activities in public and private environments, such as cinemas, parks and beach, and the isolation of family and friends. Law 11.340/06, named Maria da Penha Law in honor of the Brazilian woman who led to the creation of this law, turned 15 in August of this year. The date to be celebrated coincided with a dark period: the covid-19 pandemic. Brazil is recovering from a prolonged period of contagion, generating hope in the population of an imminent return to the "old normal".It is also in this climate of resumption and expectations that the concern with the impacts brought by social isolation, is more debated, such as: Mental health, the economy and domestic and family violence. . The present work aims, initially, to study the emergence of violence against women, therefore, to address the forms of violence, bringing the importance of Law 11.340/06 and finally, to analyze domestic violence in the pandemic of Covid-19, analyzing the impacts of isolation on violence and what society and public power have done to facilitate the request for help of these women who are under constant surveillance of their aggressors.