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Brazil's Maria da Penha Law (Lei 11.340/2006) — Integrated Domestic Violence Protection Framework

Brazil · Brasília · See the Brazil profile

Lei 11.340/2006 created specialist courts, 48-hour emergency protective orders, and a multi-agency GBV network. IPEA (TD 2048, 2015) found a 10% reduction in domestic-setting femicide rates (2000-2011). Cited by UN Women and ECLAC as a model for integrated GBV legislation in Lati

−10%
Domestic-setting femicide rate (2000–2011)

Details

Maturity
Established
Promoter
Secretaria Nacional de Políticas para as Mulheres / Ministério das Mulheres
Period
2006-present
Keywords
domestic violence, femicide, gender-based violence, protective orders, specialist courts, GBV prevention

Context

Brazil's Maria da Penha Law (Lei 11.340/2006) created specialist domestic-violence courts, 48-hour emergency protective orders and a multi-agency gender-based-violence network.

Results

An IPEA evaluation (TD 2048, 2015) estimated a 10% reduction in domestic-setting femicide rates over 2000–2011; the law is cited by UN Women and ECLAC as a model for integrated GBV legislation in Latin America.

Implementation

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