"Se eu morresse até seria melhor para mim, mas disso eu tinha medo": o uso da violência sexual durante a ditadura civil-militar brasileira (1964-1985)

Abstract

This study analyzes the use of sexual violence as an instrument of power and repression during the Brazilian civil-military dictatorship (1964-1985). The research employs bibliographical and documentary review methodology, adopting a feminist criminology approach through the lens of international law. The investigation demonstrates that sexual violence was not an isolated practice, but rather a systematic tactic of humiliation, silencing, and dehumanization, particularly targeting women militants. Through analysis of documents including the National Truth Commission Report, international jurisprudence, and human rights conventions, this study establishes sexual violence as a crime against humanity and a form of torture, which is both imprescriptible and ineligible for amnesty. By recognizing sexual violence as an institutional state policy, this research contributes to transitional justice discourse, victim reparations, and the construction of collective memory that challenges the culture of impunity while legitimizing the centrality of gender perspectives in legal and historical studies.