“[...] eu quebrei a pau, chutei, arroxei os dois olhos, eu gostava tanto dela, não era pra ter feito aquilo comigo”: narrativas de réus julgados por violência doméstica na comarca de Pelotas-RS (2011-2018)

Abstract

The present dissertation deals with violence against women, a phenomenon that has become a social problem, a world phenomenon, that happened in all historical periods and still remains. Their struggle is a complex and challenging question, since this form of violence is rooted in the mentalities of men and women for many centuries, since it has already been accepted socially. Until decades ago, women had to stay indoors, be mothers, take care of the family, and be excluded from political decisions. The gender relations that defined this way of living relegated to the feminine were constructed by social discourses in which the hegemony of male domination prevailed, so that they intentionally established the roles for both social categories, privileging men, even in legislations . The naturalization and reproduction of these behaviors influenced, in particular, the existence of violent acts directed at the feminine. With the passage of time, many are the differences that have happened in women's lives. Currently they have expanded their spheres of action, having access to formal education and the labor market. Violence against them, however, seems to have no end, since macho cultural behaviors have been perpetuated and have come down to the present day, and are responsible for many assaults and deaths of women. Legal and institutional mechanisms were created by the public power to protect them, but they have not been enough to contain the phenomenon. Through the methodology of oral thematic History I interviewed 18 individuals who were defendants in criminal proceedings that processed in the Domestic and Family Violence Court against Women in the region of Pelotas, which is precisely the scenario of my research. I also used the documentary analysis methodology to collect data from the lawsuits of each of the defendants who voluntarily participated in the study. Having as sources the interviews and legal documentation, I tried to observe the violent behavior of the defendants and to know their versions about them. The time frame is based on the History of Present Time in view of the fact that the researcher and defendants are in this same historical period and also because the documents analyzed are recent.