The Political violence against women from an intersectional perspective (PVAWI)

Minas Gerais as a theoretical and practical locus for understanding the phenomenon

Abstract

2022 elections were the first ones in which we had laws criminalizing political violence in Brazil: Law 14,197/2021, about political violence in general; and Law 14,192/2021, which specifies political violence against women (PVAW). In MG, Law 24,466/2023 was created with the Program to Combat Harassment and Political Violence against Women and the state became the first one in Brazil to have a specific legislation on the theme. However, there are still no consolidated rules on the competencies or responsibilities of the institutions that should get involved in preventing and punishing PWAW. This lack of definition leads to more violence. In the last two quarters of 2023, the states of Minas and São Paulo led the records of political violence against women (OVPE/Unirio). In Minas, specifically, parliamentarians at the three legislative levels have continually suffered threats. Thus, in the article at hand, we seek to understand and denounce the phenomenon in the state, in addition to supporting debates on the creation of a network to combat “political violence against women from an intersectional perspective”.