A APLICABILIDADE DAS POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS DE ENFRENTAMENTO AO FEMINICÍDIO NO ESTADO DE MATO GROSSO DO SUL

Abstract

The present dissertation has as its object the study of public policies aimed at confronting gender violence in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, specifically those created to combat femicide. The relevance of the topic consists in the fact of the high rates of femicide crimes present in Brazil and the need to verify which public policies are being applied to face this problem. It uses as methodology the bibliographic research and the documental analysis, in a deductive way and with a qualitative approach. Its general objective is to analytically define gender violence and the instruments for the Protection of Women's Human Rights. And, as a specific objective, to investigate how public policies implemented in Mato Grosso do Sul to face domestic and family violence against women, especially femicide, have contributed to the reduction of such crimes. For this, it analyzes the concepts of gender violence and patriarchy, in order to verify the possible causes of male domination, and how the concept of femicide and the current legislation on femicide have contributed to the reduction of gender inequality in our country. society. Its purpose is to describe the public policies of the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, such as the Casa da Mulher Brasileira, the Maria da Penha Patrol and the State Laws aimed at combating gender violence, to verify how the Human Rights of Women to a life without violence has been implemented in the State and how this has contributed to the reduction of femicide crimes. The conclusions reached are: the importance of studying gender violence and the causes of male domination, in order to face the inequality that still exists in our society. The fact that the “collective power” of men directly influences the occurrence and perpetuation of femicide crimes and gender inequality. The law has played and continues to play a crucial role in maintaining and legitimizing gender inequality, by taking away the rights of women for entire generations. But the Law can also become the place for change in these power structures, through affirmative action and the advancement of legislation in obedience to the Human Rights of Women. Women can and should recognize themselves and create their own identity, independent of the male identity, in order to transform the unequal power structures existing in society. States have the power and duty to eliminate discrimination against women, with the adoption not only of legal and programmatic measures, but mainly of public policies aimed at the implementation of gender equality, as only then will there be a reduction in the number of femicides. . Femicides are preventable crimes, because they only continue to occur due to the inefficiency of the State, which does not adequately implement preventive measures and does not properly investigate and punish the perpetrators of such crimes. There is a need to create, implement and improve mechanisms for monitoring public policies implemented in the State, in order to combat femicide. And the change in legislation is essential, so that true gender equality can occur in positions of power, decision-making and political representation, including in legal careers, because only in this way will the Law be able to contribute to transform the unequal structures existing in the society, with the consequent reduction of femicide crimes. Public policies must be applied in order to become effective State policies.