Supreme Court Justice Cármen Lúcia advocated on Friday for the creation of electoral brigades focused on women candidates during a keynote lecture at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. The proposal is based on the Maria da Penha Patrol and aims to combat gender-based political violence in elections.
Political gender violence has been a growing problem in Brazilian elections, affecting female candidates differently through sexist and demoralizing discourse. The Maria da Penha Patrol is a police unit that already operates in some states to monitor protective measures and protect victims of domestic violence.
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Cármen Lúcia is a Supreme Court Justice
The keynote lecture took place at UFRGS on the topic of violence against women
The justice proposed creating electoral brigades for women candidates based on the Maria da Penha Patrol