A justiça e os feminicídios em Pelotas-RS: Um estudo sobre classe, raça e gênero nesses crimes.

Abstract

This research means to analyze how race, class and gender are understood by the judiciary in the processes of feminicides occurred in Pelotas/RS between the years of 2012 and 2015, in order to investigate the way these aspects are presented in the demands and understand the mechanisms used by the judiciary to prosecute those crimes. The twelve lawsuits were filed in the 1st Criminal Court of the Jury and Court of Penal Executions of Pelotas. As for gender, in the struggle between defense and prosecution there is an effort by law-makers to create a "profile" for the victim and to understand the motive that led to her death, whether she was a "responsible mother", "right woman" or was "drugged" or "unfaithful." As for the aggressors, it was noted that the shock attempts to create an image of a "good defendant" and a "bad defendant." It was also identified that most of the women murdered in this period were killed by people with whom they had family relations, by partners or former partners, motivated by jealousy or non-compliance due to the termination of the relationship. Most of the victims suffered previous aggressions or had protective measures. The race is expressed through the self-identification made in the police investigation and during the process there is no mention on the subject, which allowed to identify only one victim and a defendant declared as brown; the rest were white. The majority of the accused and the victims belonged to the less favored classes. It was noted that the procedure where the defendant has better financial conditions is better "conducted" and the way in which they refer to the accused differs from the others. Thus, it was noted that the judiciary filters the issues it wants to judge and fails to question events that surround the causes. Law "fits" the events in laws in an eminently procedural process. From what has been found in this research, it has been concluded that, for various reasons, the criminal justice system and the state can not ensure the lives of women, not even those whose own justice guaranteed them protection.