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Law · Lei Maria da Penha

Law No. 11,340 of August 7, 2006 (Maria da Penha Law)

Problem
Domestic and family violence against women. In 2001, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights held Brazil responsible for the unjustified delay and negligent handling of the Maria da Penha case; according to the Statement of Reasons of the bill, 70% of the cases tried in the Special Criminal Courts involved domestic violence, and Law 9,099/1995 did not offer an adequate solution.
Who it serves
Women in situations of domestic and family violence, within the domestic unit, the family or an intimate relationship of affection.
How it works
Law No. 11,340/2006, enacted by the National Congress from a bill of the Executive Branch drafted by an interministerial group that received a draft proposal from the Consortium of feminist NGOs. It defines forms of violence, provides for urgent protective measures decided by the judge, and sets aside Law 9,099/1995, which the original bill had retained; the setting aside and the Domestic and Family Violence against Women Courts, which may be created by the Union (in the Federal District and Territories) and by the states, were proposed in the substitute text of rapporteur Jandira Feghali in the Chamber of Deputies. The policy to combat violence is a coordinated set of actions by the Union, the states, the Federal District and the municipalities, and of non-governmental actions.

WomenHuman rights

Relation to the Lula governments

Created under Lula · First term (2003 to 2006) · from March 2004 to August 2006

Decree No. 5,030 of March 31, 2004, established the Interministerial Working Group, coordinated by the Special Secretariat for Policies for Women, to draft a proposal for a legislative measure and other instruments to curb domestic violence against women.[1]

PL 4,559/2004, authored by the Executive Branch (origin: MSC 782/2004), was introduced in the Chamber of Deputies on December 3, 2004.[2]

Law No. 11,340 of August 7, 2006, enacted by the National Congress and signed into law by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, was published in the Official Gazette (DOU) on August 8, 2006 and creates mechanisms to curb domestic and family violence against women.[3]

Shared implementation · First term (2003 to 2006) · from December 2004 to August 2006

The substitute text presented by rapporteur Jandira Feghali in the Committee on Social Security and Family proposed removing crimes of domestic and family violence against women from the scope of Law No. 9,099/95 and creating Domestic and Family Violence against Women Courts, with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases.[4]

On March 22, 2006, the Plenary of the Chamber of Deputies approved the Substitute Text of the Committee on Constitution, Justice and Citizenship and Plenary Amendments Nos. 2 and 3, with the original bill being rendered moot, and the matter went to the Federal Senate.[5]

In the Federal Senate, the matter proceeded as PLC 37/2006; on May 24, 2006, the Committee on Constitution, Justice and Citizenship approved the report of Senator Lúcia Vânia, favorable to the bill with drafting changes, and the record of July 5, 2006 reports the approval of the bill in the Plenary, under urgency procedure.[6]

Shared implementation · Second term (2007 to 2010) · from August 2007 to December 2010

According to a report by the Special Secretariat for Policies for Women, the National Pact to Confront Violence against Women was launched by the President of the Republic in August 2007, as part of the Social Agenda of the Federal Government, with actions planned for 2008 to 2011, and has as one of its axes the implementation of the Maria da Penha Law.[7]

The same report states that the Pact is a federative agreement between the federal government and state and municipal governments and that, from 2007 to 2009, 17 states signed the Federative Agreement, with another 10 in the process of implementation in 2009.[8]

Decree No. 7,393 of December 15, 2010, provided for the Women's Service Center, Ligue 180, a nationwide public-utility telephone service intended to serve women in situations of violence free of charge, coordinated by the Secretariat for Policies for Women and available twenty-four hours a day.[9]

Reshaped under Lula · Third term (since 2023) · from April 2023 to June 2026

Law No. 14,550 of April 19, 2023, signed into law by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, established that urgent protective measures will be granted regardless of the criminal classification of the violence, the filing of a criminal or civil action, the existence of a police investigation or the filing of a police report, and will remain in force as long as the risk persists.[10]

Law No. 14,674 of September 14, 2023, signed into law by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, allowed the judge to grant the victim rent assistance, in an amount set according to her situation of social and economic vulnerability, for a period of no more than 6 months, payable from Unified Social Assistance System appropriations allocated by the states, the Federal District and the municipalities.[11]

Law No. 14,857 of May 21, 2024, signed into law by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, determined that the name of the victim will be kept confidential in proceedings investigating crimes committed in the context of domestic and family violence against women, without extending to the name of the perpetrator.[12]

Law No. 14,994 of October 9, 2024, signed into law by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, amended the Penal Code and other laws, including the Maria da Penha Law, whose art. 24-A (noncompliance with protective measures) came to provide for a penalty of imprisonment (reclusão) of 2 to 5 years and a fine.[13]

Law No. 15,125 of April 24, 2025, signed into law by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, allowed an urgent protective measure to be combined with subjecting the aggressor to electronic monitoring, with the victim being provided a safety device that alerts her to his possible approach.[14]

In April 2026, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed into law Law No. 15,380 of April 6, 2026 (retraction hearing only upon express statement by the victim), Law No. 15,383 of April 9, 2026 (electronic monitoring of aggressors as a standalone protective measure) and Law No. 15,384 of April 9, 2026 (vicarious violence among the forms of domestic and family violence).[15]

In May and June 2026, the following were signed into law: Law No. 15,411 of May 20, 2026 (risk to sexual, moral or property integrity as grounds for removal of the aggressor), Law No. 15,412 of May 20, 2026 (civil protective measures as an enforceable judicial title, dispensing with a main action) and Law No. 15,438 of June 18, 2026 (extension of the statute-of-limitations period for the right to file a complaint or a criminal complaint).[16]

Shared implementation · Third term (since 2023) · since March 2023

Decree No. 11,431 of March 8, 2023, established the Mulher Viver sem Violência Program, coordinated by the Ministry of Women, with actions such as the implementation of Casa da Mulher Brasileira units and the restructuring of the Women's Service Center, Ligue 180.[17]

Decree No. 12,845 of February 10, 2026, amended Decree No. 7,393/2010 to define the Women's Service Center, Ligue 180, as an essential public service, national and interfederative in character, coordinated by the Ministry of Women and accessible through multiple channels.[18]

Origin and precursors

Origin milestone: founding legal act, First term (2003 to 2006).

Law No. 11,340 of August 7, 2006, enacted by the National Congress and signed into law by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, was published in the Official Gazette (DOU) on August 8, 2006 and creates mechanisms to curb domestic and family violence against women.[3]

Precursors

  • Regime of Law 9,099/1995 (Special Criminal Courts) applied to domestic violence crimes, set aside by art. 41 of Law 11,340/2006 replaced Law No. 9,099 of September 26, 1995, provided for the Special Civil and Criminal Courts. In its original publication, the Special Criminal Court had jurisdiction over criminal offenses of lesser offensive potential, defined as criminal misdemeanors and crimes for which the law sets a maximum penalty of no more than one year, except where the law provides for a special procedure, and criminal prosecution for the crimes of minor bodily injury and negligent bodily injury came to depend on a complaint by the victim.[19]
  • Draft bill of the Consortium of feminist NGOs (2002 to 2004) earlier technical basis According to the opinion of rapporteur Jandira Feghali in the Committee on Social Security and Family, the substitute text is the result of a process that began in 2002, with the formation of a Consortium of NGOs to draft a Domestic Violence Law, whose first version was presented in November 2003 to the Women's Caucus in the National Congress and to the Special Secretariat for Policies for Women.[20]
  • Specialized police stations for women's assistance and shelters (before 2003) similar initiative, no succession stated by the source In an experience report by the Special Secretariat for Policies for Women published by ENAP, the Secretariat stated that the only policies aimed at women that existed before 2003 were the shelters (casas abrigo) and the specialized police stations for women.[21]

Precursor investigation: new structure established (October 14, 2026).

Scope: IACHR Report 54/01; Law 9,099/1995 (Chamber); Decree 5,030/2004; PL 4,559/2004 with EM 016-SPM/PR and the progress record; opinion of the CSSF (rapporteur Jandira Feghali); PLC 37/2006 in the Senate; Law 11,340/2006 (original publication); SPM account of the National Pact (ENAP); amending laws from 2017 to 2026 (Chamber). Law 10,455/2002 was not verified.

Responsibilities

  • Special Secretariat for Policies for Women (coordination of the GTI of Decree 5,030/2004) design

    Decree No. 5,030 of March 31, 2004, established the Interministerial Working Group, coordinated by the Special Secretariat for Policies for Women, to draft a proposal for a legislative measure and other instruments to curb domestic violence against women.[1]

  • Consortium of feminist NGOs (draft bill) social participation

    According to the opinion of rapporteur Jandira Feghali in the Committee on Social Security and Family, the substitute text is the result of a process that began in 2002, with the formation of a Consortium of NGOs to draft a Domestic Violence Law, whose first version was presented in November 2003 to the Women's Caucus in the National Congress and to the Special Secretariat for Policies for Women.[20]

  • Chamber of Deputies (PL 4,559/2004, substitutes of the CSSF and the CCJC) legislative approval

    On March 22, 2006, the Plenary of the Chamber of Deputies approved the Substitute Text of the Committee on Constitution, Justice and Citizenship and Plenary Amendments Nos. 2 and 3, with the original bill being rendered moot, and the matter went to the Federal Senate.[5]

  • Federal Senate (PLC 37/2006) legislative approval

    In the Federal Senate, the matter proceeded as PLC 37/2006; on May 24, 2006, the Committee on Constitution, Justice and Citizenship approved the report of Senator Lúcia Vânia, favorable to the bill with drafting changes, and the record of July 5, 2006 reports the approval of the bill in the Plenary, under urgency procedure.[6]

  • States and the Union in the Federal District and Territories (Courts for Domestic and Family Violence against Women) state implementation

    Under the law, the Domestic and Family Violence against Women Courts, bodies of the Ordinary Justice system with civil and criminal jurisdiction, may be created by the Union, in the Federal District and in the Territories, and by the states; until they are set up, the criminal courts hold both civil and criminal jurisdiction.[22]

  • Union, States, Federal District, municipalities and non-governmental entities (coordinated policy) partnership

    The law determines that public policy to curb domestic and family violence against women be carried out through a coordinated set of actions by the Union, the states, the Federal District and the municipalities, and of non-governmental actions.[23]

  • Ministry of Women (Mulher Viver sem Violência Program and Ligue 180) federal management

    Decree No. 11,431 of March 8, 2023, established the Mulher Viver sem Violência Program, coordinated by the Ministry of Women, with actions such as the implementation of Casa da Mulher Brasileira units and the restructuring of the Women's Service Center, Ligue 180.[17]

  • Supreme Federal Court (STF) (ADC 19 and ADI 4424) oversight

    On February 9, 2012, the Supreme Federal Court (STF) followed the vote of the rapporteur, Justice Marco Aurélio, to grant ADC 19, declaring articles 1, 33 and 41 of Law 11,340/2006 constitutional, according to a news item from the STF.[24]

  • Federal Court of Accounts (TCU) oversight

    In Ruling 1,520/2022-Plenary, the TCU assessed that the service provided by Ligue 180 is accessible, but that the Service Network to which reports are directed is not completely mapped, and that feedback from the bodies occurs in a little more than one quarter of the referrals.[25]

Timeline

Timeline of Law No. 11,340 of August 7, 2006 (Maria da Penha Law)
DatePhaseWhat happened
March 2004Legal actDecree 5,030/2004 establishes the Interministerial Working Group coordinated by the SPM.[1]
August 2006Legal actLaw 11,340/2006 signed into law on August 7 and published on August 8.[3]
August 2007LaunchLaunch of the National Pact to Confront Violence against Women, according to the SPM.[7]
December 2010Legal actDecree 7,393/2010 provides for the Women's Service Center, Ligue 180.[9]
August 2013Legal actDecree 8,086/2013 (Dilma government) establishes the Mulher Viver sem Violência Program and the Casas da Mulher Brasileira.[26]
April 2018Legal actLaw 13,641/2018 establishes the crime of noncompliance with protective measures.[27]
May 2019Legal actLaw 13,827/2019 authorizes removal of the aggressor by a police chief (delegado) or police officer in municipalities that are not the seat of a judicial district (comarca).[28]
March 2023RelaunchDecree 11,431/2023 establishes anew the Mulher Viver sem Violência Program, coordinated by the Ministry of Women.[17]
April 2023Legal actLaw 14,550/2023 on the granting and duration of protective measures.[10]
October 2024Legal actLaw 14,994/2024 increases the penalty for noncompliance with protective measures.[13]
April 2026Legal actLaws 15,380, 15,383 and 15,384/2026 amend the Maria da Penha Law.[15]

What was established

Art. 41 of Law No. 11,340/2006 established that Law No. 9,099/1995 does not apply to crimes committed with domestic and family violence against women, regardless of the penalty provided.[29]

How it works

The law defines domestic and family violence against women as any action or omission based on gender that causes her death, injury, physical, sexual or psychological suffering, and moral or property damage, within the domestic unit, the family or any intimate relationship of affection.[30]

The law lists as forms of domestic and family violence against women, among others, physical, psychological, sexual, property and moral violence.[31]

Once violence is established, the judge may apply to the aggressor urgent protective measures such as suspension of possession or restriction of the carrying of weapons, removal from the home, and a ban on approaching and contacting the victim, her family members and witnesses; once the request is received, the judge must decide within 48 hours.[32]

The law prohibited the application, in cases of domestic and family violence against women, of penalties of basic food baskets (cesta básica) or other monetary payment, as well as the substitution of a penalty that involves the payment of a fine alone.[33]

The law amended art. 129 of the Penal Code, setting for bodily injury committed within domestic relations a penalty of detention of 3 months to 3 years, and added the possibility of pretrial detention in the Code of Criminal Procedure to guarantee the enforcement of urgent protective measures.[34]

Changes

Law No. 13,505 of November 8, 2017, signed into law by Michel Temer, added to the Maria da Penha Law the right of women in situations of domestic and family violence to specialized police and forensic care, provided without interruption and preferably by female personnel.[35]

Law No. 14,188 of July 28, 2021, signed into law by Jair Messias Bolsonaro, defined the Sinal Vermelho cooperation program against Domestic Violence as a measure to confront violence provided for in the Maria da Penha Law and created in the Penal Code the criminal offense of psychological violence against women.[36]

The same Law No. 14,550/2023 added art. 40-A, under which the law will apply to all situations provided for in its art. 5, regardless of the cause or motivation of the acts of violence and of the status of the offender or the victim.[37]

Law No. 14,541 of April 3, 2023, signed into law by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, provides for the creation and uninterrupted operation of Specialized Police Stations for Women's Assistance (Deam), including on holidays and weekends.[38]

Law No. 14,899 of June 17, 2024, signed into law by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, determined that the states, the Federal District and the municipalities prioritize ten-year goal plans to confront domestic and family violence against women, making access to federal public security and human rights funds conditional on the regular submission of these plans.[39]

Law No. 15,212 of September 18, 2025, signed into law by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, amended the summary of Law No. 11,340/2006 to officially name it the Maria da Penha Law.[40]

Budget and spending

Figures are nominal unless stated otherwise. Announced, authorized, committed, liquidated and paid amounts are different things and appear with the type indicated. In SIOP lines, "paid" means paid within the same fiscal year (arrears settled later are not counted), and one budget action can fund more than one program: the text says when the action is only part of a program.

The law established that the Union, the states, the Federal District and the municipalities, within the limits of their competences and under the terms of their respective budget guidelines laws, may set specific budget appropriations, in each fiscal year, for the implementation of the measures it provides for.[41]

According to the Secretariat's report, the Pact provided for resources on the order of R$1 billion for the period 2008 to 2011, to be carried out by various bodies; the amounts were preliminary and subject to change according to agreements and budget appropriations.[42]

Observed results

A result observed during a term may have causes other than the program.

According to Agência Brasil, with data from the Ministry of Women, Ligue 180 received a total of 568.6 thousand calls in 2023, and reports of violence against women rose from 87.7 thousand the previous year to 114.6 thousand in 2023 (service records, which do not measure the incidence of violence).[43]

According to the National Council of Justice, in 2024 there were 827,990 case movements related to urgent protective measures under the Maria da Penha Law and 959,228 new court cases related to domestic violence (court records, which do not measure the incidence of violence).[44]

Impact evaluations

Evaluations with a causal design are flagged; association is not proof of effect.

Ipea Discussion Paper 2048 (March 2015), by Cerqueira, Matos, Martins and Pinto Júnior, estimated a difference-in-differences model comparing homicides of women occurring in homes with those of men and concluded that the law played a relevant role in containing gender-based violence, although its effectiveness was not uniform across the country.[45]

Limitations

In an audit discussed in Plenary in November 2019 (Ruling 2,766/2019), the TCU found that, since 2015, successive changes had resulted in a reduction of 80% in the budget appropriation and of 42.3% in the staff of the National Secretariat for Policies for Women.[46]

The same Ipea study states that the effectiveness of the law depends on the institutionalization of protective services in localities, which occurred unevenly across the territory, and that the evaluation used homicides because of the unavailability of data on nonlethal violence against women.[47]

Context

In Report No. 54/01 (case 12,051, Maria da Penha Maia Fernandes), of April 4, 2001, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights concluded that the Federative Republic of Brazil is responsible for the violation of the rights to judicial guarantees and judicial protection, through the unjustified delay and negligent handling of this case of domestic violence.[48]

According to Report No. 54/01, the complaint was received by the Inter-American Commission on August 20, 1998, filed by Maria da Penha Maia Fernandes, CEJIL and CLADEM, and concerned the violence committed by Marco Antônio Heredia Viveiros, which culminated in an attempted homicide and further assaults in May and June 1983.[49]

Among the recommendations of Report No. 54/01, the Commission asked Brazil to continue and intensify the reform process that avoids state tolerance and discriminatory treatment with respect to domestic violence against women, and to simplify criminal judicial procedures in order to reduce procedural time.[50]

Law No. 10,714 of August 13, 2003, authorized the Executive Branch to make available, nationwide, a telephone number to receive reports of violence against women.[51]

In the same session of February 9, 2012, by majority (Justice Cezar Peluso dissenting), the STF granted ADI 4424, filed by the Office of the Attorney General (PGR), holding that the Public Prosecutor's Office may initiate criminal proceedings without the need for a complaint from the victim, according to a news item from the STF.[52]

Law No. 13,104 of March 9, 2015, signed into law by Dilma Rousseff, amended the Penal Code to provide for femicide as an aggravating circumstance qualifying the crime of homicide and to include it in the list of heinous crimes.[53]

In the study's conclusions, the Ipea authors record that the drafting and enactment of the law involved the active participation of feminist non-governmental organizations, the Secretariat for Policies for Women, academia, legal practitioners and the National Congress.[54]

Origin

The Statement of Reasons of the bill records that, in March 2004, the Consortium of Feminist Non-Governmental Organizations submitted a draft bill proposal to inform the discussions of the Interministerial Working Group.[55]

According to the Statement of Reasons, the bill was drafted by the Interministerial Working Group made up of the Special Secretariat for Policies for Women (coordinator), the Casa Civil (Chief of Staff's Office), the Attorney General's Office (AGU), the Ministry of Health, the Special Secretariat for Human Rights, the Special Secretariat for Policies to Promote Racial Equality, the Ministry of Justice and the National Secretariat of Public Security.[56]

Statement of Reasons (EM) No. 016-SPM/PR of November 16, 2004, signed by Nilcéa Freire, Special Secretary for Policies for Women, submitted to the President of the Republic the proposed bill creating mechanisms to curb domestic and family violence against women.[57]

The Statement of Reasons of the bill cited Report No. 54 of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in the Maria da Penha Maia Fernandes case and its recommendations to the Brazilian State.[58]

In its original text, PL 4,559/2004 provided that Law No. 9,099/1995 would apply to crimes of the jurisdiction of the Special Criminal Courts involving domestic and family violence against women, insofar as it did not conflict with the new law.[59]

Rapporteur Jandira Feghali reported having taken part in public hearings in the Legislative Assemblies of Rio Grande do Sul, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Rio Grande do Norte (joint with Paraíba and Ceará), Espírito Santo and Bahia.[60]

The same substitute text replaced the term precautionary measures with urgent protective measures throughout the bill, with the judge to decide on them within 48 hours.[61]

In the Chamber of Deputies, the opinion of rapporteur Jandira Feghali (PCdoB-RJ) with a supplementary vote was unanimously approved in the Committee on Social Security and Family on August 24, 2005; the Committee on Finance and Taxation unanimously approved the opinion of rapporteur Yeda Crusius (PSDB-RS) on November 23, 2005; and the Committee on Constitution, Justice and Citizenship unanimously approved the opinion of rapporteur Iriny Lopes (PT-ES) on December 13, 2005.[62]

Precursors

The Statement of Reasons of PL 4,559/2004 stated that 70% of the cases tried in the Special Criminal Courts involved domestic violence and that Law 9,099/95, not having been created for that purpose, did not offer an adequate solution.[63]

Sources and evidence

Excerpts are quoted in the original language of the source.

  1. 1. Decree No. 5,030 of March 31, 2004, established the Interministerial Working Group, coordinated by the Special Secretariat for Policies for Women, to draft a proposal for a legislative measure and other instruments to curb domestic violence against women.

    • Decreto nº 5.030, de 31 de março de 2004 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: summary and art. 2, I, a. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Institui o Grupo de Trabalho Interministerial para elaborar proposta de medida legislativa e outros instrumentos para coibir a violência doméstica contra a mulher, e dá outras providências.”
    • Decreto nº 5.030, de 31 de março de 2004 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: art. 2, I, a. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Secretaria Especial de Políticas para as Mulheres, da Presidência da República, que o coordenará;”

  2. 2. PL 4,559/2004, authored by the Executive Branch (origin: MSC 782/2004), was introduced in the Chamber of Deputies on December 3, 2004.

    • Ficha de tramitação do PL 4559/2004 · Chamber of Deputies Official record
      Where: Identification of the bill (origin, author, introduction). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Origem: MSC 782/2004 Identificação da Proposição Autor Poder Executivo Apresentação 03/12/2004”

  3. 3. Law No. 11,340 of August 7, 2006, enacted by the National Congress and signed into law by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, was published in the Official Gazette (DOU) on August 8, 2006 and creates mechanisms to curb domestic and family violence against women.

    • Lei nº 11.340, de 7 de agosto de 2006 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: preamble. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Faço saber que o Congresso Nacional decreta e eu sanciono a seguinte Lei:”
    • Lei nº 11.340, de 7 de agosto de 2006 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: closing, signature and publication data. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Brasília, 7 de agosto de 2006; 185º da Independência e 118º da República. LUIZ INÁCIO LULA DA SILVA Dilma Rousseff Este texto não substitui o original publicado no Diário Oficial da União - Seção 1 de 08/08/2006”

  4. 4. The substitute text presented by rapporteur Jandira Feghali in the Committee on Social Security and Family proposed removing crimes of domestic and family violence against women from the scope of Law No. 9,099/95 and creating Domestic and Family Violence against Women Courts, with jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases.

    • Parecer da Relatora, Dep. Jandira Feghali, na Comissão de Seguridade Social e Família ao PL 4.559/2004 · Chamber of Deputies, Committee on Social Security and Family Official record
      Where: p. 17, list of changes in the substitute text. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Retirada dos crimes de violência doméstica e familiar contra a mulher da abrangência da Lei nº 9.099/95 (arts. 48 e 49); - Criação de Juizados de Violência Doméstica e Familiar contra a Mulher, com novo procedimento (autoridade do juiz dos Juizados de Violência Doméstica e Familiar contra a Mulher, com competência para os processos civis e criminais;”

  5. 5. On March 22, 2006, the Plenary of the Chamber of Deputies approved the Substitute Text of the Committee on Constitution, Justice and Citizenship and Plenary Amendments Nos. 2 and 3, with the original bill being rendered moot, and the matter went to the Federal Senate.

    • Ficha de tramitação do PL 4559/2004 · Chamber of Deputies Official record
      Where: Legislative progress, March 22, 2006 (Plenary). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “22/03/2006 Plenário ( PLEN ) - 09:00 Sessão - Deliberativa Encerrada a discussão. Votação em turno único. Aprovado o Substitutivo da Comissão de Constituição e Justiça e de Cidadania. Aprovadas as Emendas de Plenário de nºs 2 e 3, com parecer favorável. Prejudicados o Projeto inicial, o Substitutivo da Comissão de Seguridade Social e Família, as Emendas oferecidas pela Comissão de Finanças e Tributação e os Projetos de Lei de nºs 4.958/05 e 5.335/05, apensados.”
    • Ficha de tramitação do PL 4559/2004 · Chamber of Deputies Official record
      Where: Legislative progress, March 22, 2006 (Plenary), referral. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “A Matéria vai ao Senado Federal. (PL 4.559-C/04)”

  6. 6. In the Federal Senate, the matter proceeded as PLC 37/2006; on May 24, 2006, the Committee on Constitution, Justice and Citizenship approved the report of Senator Lúcia Vânia, favorable to the bill with drafting changes, and the record of July 5, 2006 reports the approval of the bill in the Plenary, under urgency procedure.

    • PLC 37/2006 (página da matéria) · Federal Senate Official record
      Where: Documents, Opinion of May 24, 2006 (CCJ). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Parecer Data: 24/05/2006 Local: Comissão de Constituição, Justiça e Cidadania Ação Legislativa: Em Reunião Ordinária realizada nesta data, é aprovado o Relatório da Senadora Lúcia Vânia, que passa a constituir Parecer da CCJ, favorável ao Projeto com as alterações redacionais apresentadas, nos termos do texto consolidado.”
    • PLC 37/2006 (página da matéria) · Federal Senate Official record
      Where: Legislative progress, July 5, 2006. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “05/07/2006 Publicado no DSF Páginas 22459-22474 (Matéria incluída na Ordem do Dia, extrapauta, em regime de urgência, nos termos do Requerimento nº 736, de 2006) Aprovado o projeto.”

  7. 7. According to a report by the Special Secretariat for Policies for Women, the National Pact to Confront Violence against Women was launched by the President of the Republic in August 2007, as part of the Social Agenda of the Federal Government, with actions planned for 2008 to 2011, and has as one of its axes the implementation of the Maria da Penha Law.

  8. 8. The same report states that the Pact is a federative agreement between the federal government and state and municipal governments and that, from 2007 to 2009, 17 states signed the Federative Agreement, with another 10 in the process of implementation in 2009.

  9. 9. Decree No. 7,393 of December 15, 2010, provided for the Women's Service Center, Ligue 180, a nationwide public-utility telephone service intended to serve women in situations of violence free of charge, coordinated by the Secretariat for Policies for Women and available twenty-four hours a day.

    • Decreto nº 7.393, de 15 de dezembro de 2010 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: art. 1 and sole paragraph. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Art. 1º A Central de Atendimento à Mulher - Ligue 180, na modalidade de serviço telefônico de utilidade pública de âmbito nacional, é destinada a atender gratuitamente mulheres em situação de violência em todo o País. Parágrafo único. A Secretaria de Políticas para as Mulheres da Presidência da República coordenará a Central de Atendimento.”
    • Decreto nº 7.393, de 15 de dezembro de 2010 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: art. 2, sole paragraph. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “O número 180 estará disponível vinte e quatro horas por dia, todos os dias da semana, incluindo finais de semana e feriados locais, regionais e nacionais.”

  10. 10. Law No. 14,550 of April 19, 2023, signed into law by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, established that urgent protective measures will be granted regardless of the criminal classification of the violence, the filing of a criminal or civil action, the existence of a police investigation or the filing of a police report, and will remain in force as long as the risk persists.

    • Lei nº 14.550, de 19 de abril de 2023 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: art. 1 (art. 19, §§ 5 and 6). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “§ 5º As medidas protetivas de urgência serão concedidas independentemente da tipificação penal da violência, do ajuizamento de ação penal ou cível, da existência de inquérito policial ou do registro de boletim de ocorrência. § 6º As medidas protetivas de urgência vigorarão enquanto persistir risco à integridade física, psicológica, sexual, patrimonial ou moral da ofendida ou de seus dependentes.”
    • Lei nº 14.550, de 19 de abril de 2023 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: preamble and closing. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Brasília, 19 de abril de 2023; 202º da Independência e 135º da República. LUIZ INÁCIO LULA DA SILVA”

  11. 11. Law No. 14,674 of September 14, 2023, signed into law by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, allowed the judge to grant the victim rent assistance, in an amount set according to her situation of social and economic vulnerability, for a period of no more than 6 months, payable from Unified Social Assistance System appropriations allocated by the states, the Federal District and the municipalities.

    • Lei nº 14.674, de 14 de setembro de 2023 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: art. 1 (art. 23, VI). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “VI - conceder à ofendida auxílio-aluguel, com valor fixado em função de sua situação de vulnerabilidade social e econômica, por período não superior a 6 (seis) meses.”
    • Lei nº 14.674, de 14 de setembro de 2023 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: art. 2. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “poderão ser custeadas com recursos oriundos de dotações orçamentárias do Sistema Único de Assistência Social a serem consignados pelos Estados, pelo Distrito Federal e pelos Municípios”
    • Lei nº 14.674, de 14 de setembro de 2023 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: closing. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Brasília, 14 de setembro de 2023; 202º da Independência e 135º da República. LUIZ INÁCIO LULA DA SILVA”

  12. 12. Law No. 14,857 of May 21, 2024, signed into law by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, determined that the name of the victim will be kept confidential in proceedings investigating crimes committed in the context of domestic and family violence against women, without extending to the name of the perpetrator.

    • Lei nº 14.857, de 21 de maio de 2024 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: art. 2 (art. 17-A). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “"Art. 17-A. O nome da ofendida ficará sob sigilo nos processos em que se apuram crimes praticados no contexto de violência doméstica e familiar contra a mulher. Parágrafo único. O sigilo referido no caput deste artigo não abrange o nome do autor do fato, tampouco os demais dados do processo."”
    • Lei nº 14.857, de 21 de maio de 2024 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: closing. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Brasília, 21 de maio de 2024; 203º da Independência e 136º da República. LUIZ INÁCIO LULA DA SILVA”

  13. 13. Law No. 14,994 of October 9, 2024, signed into law by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, amended the Penal Code and other laws, including the Maria da Penha Law, whose art. 24-A (noncompliance with protective measures) came to provide for a penalty of imprisonment (reclusão) of 2 to 5 years and a fine.

  14. 14. Law No. 15,125 of April 24, 2025, signed into law by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, allowed an urgent protective measure to be combined with subjecting the aggressor to electronic monitoring, with the victim being provided a safety device that alerts her to his possible approach.

    • Lei nº 15.125, de 24 de abril de 2025 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: art. 2 (art. 22, § 5). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “§ 5º Nos casos previstos neste artigo, a medida protetiva de urgência poderá ser cumulada com a sujeição do agressor a monitoração eletrônica, disponibilizando-se à vítima dispositivo de segurança que alerte sobre sua eventual aproximação.”
    • Lei nº 15.125, de 24 de abril de 2025 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: closing. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Brasília, 24 de abril de 2025; 204º da Independência e 137º da República. LUIZ INÁCIO LULA DA SILVA”

  15. 15. In April 2026, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed into law Law No. 15,380 of April 6, 2026 (retraction hearing only upon express statement by the victim), Law No. 15,383 of April 9, 2026 (electronic monitoring of aggressors as a standalone protective measure) and Law No. 15,384 of April 9, 2026 (vicarious violence among the forms of domestic and family violence).

    • Lei nº 15.380, de 6 de abril de 2026 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: summary. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Altera a Lei nº 11.340, de 7 de agosto de 2006 (Lei Maria da Penha), para estabelecer que a audiência de retratação nos casos de violência doméstica e familiar contra a mulher somente seja realizada mediante manifestação expressa da vítima, apresentada antes do recebimento da denúncia.”
    • Lei nº 15.380, de 6 de abril de 2026 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: closing. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Brasília, 6 de abril de 2026; 205º da Independência e 138º da República. LUIZ INÁCIO LULA DA SILVA”
    • Lei nº 15.383, de 9 de abril de 2026 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: summary. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “para estabelecer a monitoração eletrônica de agressores como medida protetiva autônoma e os critérios de prioridade para a monitoração eletrônica de agressores”
    • Lei nº 15.383, de 9 de abril de 2026 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: closing. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Brasília, 9 de abril de 2026; 205º da Independência e 138º da República. LUIZ INÁCIO LULA DA SILVA”
    • Lei nº 15.384, de 9 de abril de 2026 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: summary. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “para prever a violência vicária entre as formas de violência doméstica e familiar e criar qualificadora do crime de homicídio e incluí-la no rol dos crimes hediondos.”

  16. 16. In May and June 2026, the following were signed into law: Law No. 15,411 of May 20, 2026 (risk to sexual, moral or property integrity as grounds for removal of the aggressor), Law No. 15,412 of May 20, 2026 (civil protective measures as an enforceable judicial title, dispensing with a main action) and Law No. 15,438 of June 18, 2026 (extension of the statute-of-limitations period for the right to file a complaint or a criminal complaint).

    • Lei nº 15.411, de 20 de maio de 2026 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: summary. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Altera a Lei nº 11.340, de 7 de agosto de 2006 (Lei Maria da Penha), para incluir, como causa de afastamento do agressor, o risco à integridade sexual, moral ou patrimonial da mulher ou de seus dependentes.”
    • Lei nº 15.412, de 20 de maio de 2026 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: summary. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “para dispor sobre a aplicação das medidas protetivas de urgência em geral e estipular que aquelas de natureza cível constituem título executivo judicial de pleno direito e dispensam propositura de ação principal.”
    • Lei nº 15.438, de 18 de junho de 2026 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: summary. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “para aumentar o prazo decadencial do direito de queixa ou de representação quando se tratar de crime praticado no âmbito de violência doméstica e familiar contra a mulher.”

  17. 17. Decree No. 11,431 of March 8, 2023, established the Mulher Viver sem Violência Program, coordinated by the Ministry of Women, with actions such as the implementation of Casa da Mulher Brasileira units and the restructuring of the Women's Service Center, Ligue 180.

    • Decreto nº 11.431, de 8 de março de 2023 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: summary and art. 1, § 2. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “§ 2º O Ministério das Mulheres coordenará o Programa Mulher Viver sem Violência.”
    • Decreto nº 11.431, de 8 de março de 2023 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: art. 3, I and II. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “I - implementação de unidades da Casa da Mulher Brasileira, que consistem em espaços públicos onde se concentrarão os principais serviços especializados e multidisciplinares de atendimento às mulheres em situação de violência, de acordo com as diretrizes estabelecidas pelo Ministério das Mulheres; II - reestruturação da Central de Atendimento à Mulher - Ligue 180;”
    • Decreto nº 11.431, de 8 de março de 2023 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: closing. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Brasília, 8 de março de 2023; 202º da Independência e 135º da República. LUIZ INÁCIO LULA DA SILVA”

  18. 18. Decree No. 12,845 of February 10, 2026, amended Decree No. 7,393/2010 to define the Women's Service Center, Ligue 180, as an essential public service, national and interfederative in character, coordinated by the Ministry of Women and accessible through multiple channels.

    • Decreto nº 12.845, de 10 de fevereiro de 2026 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: art. 1 (new wording of art. 1 of Decree 7,393/2010). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “"Art. 1º A Central de Atendimento à Mulher - Ligue 180, serviço público essencial, de caráter nacional e interfederativo, é destinada a atender gratuitamente mulheres em situação de violência em todo o País e no exterior, por meio de múltiplos canais de acesso. § 1º O Ministério das Mulheres coordenará a Central de Atendimento.”
    • Decreto nº 12.845, de 10 de fevereiro de 2026 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: summary. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Altera o Decreto nº 7.393, de 15 de dezembro de 2010, que dispõe sobre a Central de Atendimento à Mulher - Ligue 180.”

  19. 19. Law No. 9,099 of September 26, 1995, provided for the Special Civil and Criminal Courts. In its original publication, the Special Criminal Court had jurisdiction over criminal offenses of lesser offensive potential, defined as criminal misdemeanors and crimes for which the law sets a maximum penalty of no more than one year, except where the law provides for a special procedure, and criminal prosecution for the crimes of minor bodily injury and negligent bodily injury came to depend on a complaint by the victim.

    • Lei nº 9.099, de 26 de setembro de 1995 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: summary and arts. 60 and 61. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Dispõe sobre os Juizados Especiais Cíveis e Criminais e dá outras providências.”
    • Lei nº 9.099, de 26 de setembro de 1995 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: arts. 60 and 61. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Art. 60. O Juizado Especial Criminal, provido por Juízes togados ou togados e leigos, tem competência para a conciliação, o julgamento e a execução das infrações penais de menor potencial ofensivo. Art. 61. Consideram-se infrações penais de menor potencial ofensivo, para os efeitos desta Lei, as contravenções penais e os crimes a que a lei comine pena máxima não superior a um ano, excetuados os casos em que a lei preveja procedimento especial.”
    • Lei nº 9.099, de 26 de setembro de 1995 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: art. 88. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Art. 88. Além das hipóteses do Código Penal e da legislação especial, dependerá de representação a ação penal relativa aos crimes de lesões corporais leves e lesões culposas.”

  20. 20. According to the opinion of rapporteur Jandira Feghali in the Committee on Social Security and Family, the substitute text is the result of a process that began in 2002, with the formation of a Consortium of NGOs to draft a Domestic Violence Law, whose first version was presented in November 2003 to the Women's Caucus in the National Congress and to the Special Secretariat for Policies for Women.

    • Parecer da Relatora, Dep. Jandira Feghali, na Comissão de Seguridade Social e Família ao PL 4.559/2004 · Chamber of Deputies, Committee on Social Security and Family Official record
      Where: p. 14, rapporteur's vote. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Ressalto que o substitutivo é fruto de um longo processo que teve início em 2002, com a formação de um Consórcio de ONG´s para elaboração de uma Lei de Violência Doméstica. Em novembro de 2003, a primeira versão foi apresentada à Bancada Feminina no Congresso Nacional e à Secretaria Especial de Políticas para as Mulheres.”

  21. 21. In an experience report by the Special Secretariat for Policies for Women published by ENAP, the Secretariat stated that the only policies aimed at women that existed before 2003 were the shelters (casas abrigo) and the specialized police stations for women.

  22. 22. Under the law, the Domestic and Family Violence against Women Courts, bodies of the Ordinary Justice system with civil and criminal jurisdiction, may be created by the Union, in the Federal District and in the Territories, and by the states; until they are set up, the criminal courts hold both civil and criminal jurisdiction.

    • Lei nº 11.340, de 7 de agosto de 2006 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: art. 14. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Art. 14. Os Juizados de Violência Doméstica e Familiar contra a Mulher, órgãos da Justiça Ordinária com competência cível e criminal, poderão ser criados pela União, no Distrito Federal e nos Territórios, e pelos Estados, para o processo, o julgamento e a execução das causas decorrentes da prática de violência doméstica e familiar contra a mulher.”
    • Lei nº 11.340, de 7 de agosto de 2006 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: art. 33. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Art. 33. Enquanto não estruturados os Juizados de Violência Doméstica e Familiar contra a Mulher, as varas criminais acumularão as competências cível e criminal para conhecer e julgar as causas decorrentes da prática de violência doméstica e familiar contra a mulher”

  23. 23. The law determines that public policy to curb domestic and family violence against women be carried out through a coordinated set of actions by the Union, the states, the Federal District and the municipalities, and of non-governmental actions.

    • Lei nº 11.340, de 7 de agosto de 2006 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: art. 8, caput. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Art. 8º A política pública que visa coibir a violência doméstica e familiar contra a mulher far-se-á por meio de um conjunto articulado de ações da União, dos Estados, do Distrito Federal e dos Municípios e de ações não-governamentais”

  24. 24. On February 9, 2012, the Supreme Federal Court (STF) followed the vote of the rapporteur, Justice Marco Aurélio, to grant ADC 19, declaring articles 1, 33 and 41 of Law 11,340/2006 constitutional, according to a news item from the STF.

  25. 25. In Ruling 1,520/2022-Plenary, the TCU assessed that the service provided by Ligue 180 is accessible, but that the Service Network to which reports are directed is not completely mapped, and that feedback from the bodies occurs in a little more than one quarter of the referrals.

    • Trabalhos de direitos humanos apreciados (síntese de acórdãos) · Federal Court of Accounts (TCU) Audit
      Where: p. 1, Ruling 1,520/2022-Plenary. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Avaliação da estrutura existente na Central de Atendimento à Mulher – Sistema “Ligue 180” Acórdão 1.520/2022-Plenário • O serviço prestado pelo “Ligue 180” é acessível.”
    • Trabalhos de direitos humanos apreciados (síntese de acórdãos) · Federal Court of Accounts (TCU) Audit
      Where: p. 1, Ruling 1,520/2022-Plenary. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “A Rede de Atendimento, para a qual são endereçadas as denúncias recebidas, não está completamente mapeada”
    • Trabalhos de direitos humanos apreciados (síntese de acórdãos) · Federal Court of Accounts (TCU) Audit
      Where: p. 1, Ruling 1,520/2022-Plenary. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “O retorno de informações dos órgãos para os quais são encaminhadas as demandas dos usuários à Central ocorre em pouco mais de um quarto dos encaminhamentos.”

  26. 26. Decree No. 8,086 of August 30, 2013, signed by President Dilma Rousseff, established the Mulher: Viver sem Violência Program, whose actions include the implementation of the Casas da Mulher Brasileira and the expansion of the Women's Service Center, Ligue 180.

    • Decreto nº 8.086, de 30 de agosto de 2013 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: summary, art. 3, I and II, and closing. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “I - implementação das Casas da Mulher Brasileira, que consistem em espaços públicos onde se concentrarão os principais serviços especializados e multidisciplinares de atendimento às mulheres em situação de violência; II - ampliação da Central de Atendimento à Mulher - Ligue 180;”
    • Decreto nº 8.086, de 30 de agosto de 2013 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: closing. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Brasília, 30 de agosto de 2013; 192º da Independência e 125º da República. DILMA ROUSSEFF”
    • Decreto nº 8.086, de 30 de agosto de 2013 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: art. 1. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Art. 1º Fica instituído o Programa Mulher: Viver sem Violência”

  27. 27. Law No. 13,641 of April 3, 2018, signed into law by Michel Temer, established the crime of noncompliance with urgent protective measures (art. 24-A), with a penalty of detention of 3 months to 2 years.

    • Lei nº 13.641, de 3 de abril de 2018 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: art. 2 (art. 24-A). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Art. 24-A. Descumprir decisão judicial que defere medidas protetivas de urgência previstas nesta Lei: Pena - detenção, de 3 (três) meses a 2 (dois) anos.”
    • Lei nº 13.641, de 3 de abril de 2018 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: closing. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Brasília, 3 de abril de 2018; 197º da Independência e 130º da República. MICHEL TEMER”

  28. 28. Law No. 13,827 of May 13, 2019, signed into law by Jair Messias Bolsonaro, began to allow, in the cases it specifies, the immediate removal of the aggressor from the home by the police chief (delegado de polícia) or by the police officer when the municipality is not the seat of a judicial district (comarca), with notice to the judge within 24 hours, and determined that protective measures be recorded in a database maintained by the National Council of Justice.

    • Lei nº 13.827, de 13 de maio de 2019 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: art. 2 (art. 12-C, II and III, and § 1). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “II - pelo delegado de polícia, quando o Município não for sede de comarca; ou III - pelo policial, quando o Município não for sede de comarca e não houver delegado disponível no momento da denúncia. § 1º Nas hipóteses dos incisos II e III do caput deste artigo, o juiz será comunicado no prazo máximo de 24 (vinte e quatro) horas”
    • Lei nº 13.827, de 13 de maio de 2019 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: art. 3 (art. 38-A, sole paragraph). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “As medidas protetivas de urgência serão registradas em banco de dados mantido e regulamentado pelo Conselho Nacional de Justiça”
    • Lei nº 13.827, de 13 de maio de 2019 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: closing. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Brasília, 13 de maio de 2019; 198º da Independência e 131º da República. JAIR MESSIAS BOLSONARO”

  29. 29. Art. 41 of Law No. 11,340/2006 established that Law No. 9,099/1995 does not apply to crimes committed with domestic and family violence against women, regardless of the penalty provided.

    • Lei nº 11.340, de 7 de agosto de 2006 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: art. 41. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Art. 41. Aos crimes praticados com violência doméstica e familiar contra a mulher, independentemente da pena prevista, não se aplica a Lei nº 9.099, de 26 de setembro de 1995.”

  30. 30. The law defines domestic and family violence against women as any action or omission based on gender that causes her death, injury, physical, sexual or psychological suffering, and moral or property damage, within the domestic unit, the family or any intimate relationship of affection.

    • Lei nº 11.340, de 7 de agosto de 2006 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: art. 5, caput. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Art. 5º Para os efeitos desta Lei, configura violência doméstica e familiar contra a mulher qualquer ação ou omissão baseada no gênero que lhe cause morte, lesão, sofrimento físico, sexual ou psicológico e dano moral ou patrimonial:”
    • Lei nº 11.340, de 7 de agosto de 2006 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: art. 5, III. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “III - em qualquer relação íntima de afeto, na qual o agressor conviva ou tenha convivido com a ofendida, independentemente de coabitação.”

  31. 31. The law lists as forms of domestic and family violence against women, among others, physical, psychological, sexual, property and moral violence.

    • Lei nº 11.340, de 7 de agosto de 2006 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: art. 7, caput and item I. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Art. 7º São formas de violência doméstica e familiar contra a mulher, entre outras: I - a violência física, entendida como qualquer conduta que ofenda sua integridade ou saúde corporal;”
    • Lei nº 11.340, de 7 de agosto de 2006 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: art. 7, IV and V. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “V - a violência moral, entendida como qualquer conduta que configure calúnia, difamação ou injúria.”

  32. 32. Once violence is established, the judge may apply to the aggressor urgent protective measures such as suspension of possession or restriction of the carrying of weapons, removal from the home, and a ban on approaching and contacting the victim, her family members and witnesses; once the request is received, the judge must decide within 48 hours.

    • Lei nº 11.340, de 7 de agosto de 2006 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: art. 22, main provision and items I to III. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Art. 22. Constatada a prática de violência doméstica e familiar contra a mulher, nos termos desta Lei, o juiz poderá aplicar, de imediato, ao agressor, em conjunto ou separadamente, as seguintes medidas protetivas de urgência, entre outras: I - suspensão da posse ou restrição do porte de armas, com comunicação ao órgão competente, nos termos da Lei nº 10.826, de 22 de dezembro de 2003; II - afastamento do lar, domicílio ou local de convivência com a ofendida;”
    • Lei nº 11.340, de 7 de agosto de 2006 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: art. 22, III, a and b. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “aproximação da ofendida, de seus familiares e das testemunhas, fixando o limite mínimo de distância entre estes e o agressor;”
    • Lei nº 11.340, de 7 de agosto de 2006 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: art. 18, caput. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Art. 18. Recebido o expediente com o pedido da ofendida, caberá ao juiz, no prazo de 48 (quarenta e oito) horas:”

  33. 33. The law prohibited the application, in cases of domestic and family violence against women, of penalties of basic food baskets (cesta básica) or other monetary payment, as well as the substitution of a penalty that involves the payment of a fine alone.

    • Lei nº 11.340, de 7 de agosto de 2006 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: art. 17. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Art. 17. É vedada a aplicação, nos casos de violência doméstica e familiar contra a mulher, de penas de cesta básica ou outras de prestação pecuniária, bem como a substituição de pena que implique o pagamento isolado de multa.”

  34. 34. The law amended art. 129 of the Penal Code, setting for bodily injury committed within domestic relations a penalty of detention of 3 months to 3 years, and added the possibility of pretrial detention in the Code of Criminal Procedure to guarantee the enforcement of urgent protective measures.

    • Lei nº 11.340, de 7 de agosto de 2006 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: art. 44, main provision. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Art. 44. O art. 129 do Decreto-Lei nº 2.848, de 7 de dezembro de 1940 (Código Penal), passa a vigorar com as seguintes alterações:”
    • Lei nº 11.340, de 7 de agosto de 2006 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: art. 42, main provision. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Art. 42. O art. 313 do Decreto-Lei nº 3.689, de 3 de outubro de 1941 (Código de Processo Penal), passa a vigorar acrescido do seguinte inciso IV:”
    • Lei nº 11.340, de 7 de agosto de 2006 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: art. 44 (new wording of art. 129, § 9, of the Penal Code). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “§ 9º Se a lesão for praticada contra ascendente, descendente, irmão, cônjuge ou companheiro, ou com quem conviva ou tenha convivido, ou, ainda, prevalecendo-se o agente das relações domésticas, de coabitação ou de hospitalidade: Pena - detenção, de 3 (três) meses a 3 (três) anos.”
    • Lei nº 11.340, de 7 de agosto de 2006 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: art. 42 (art. 313, IV, of the Code of Criminal Procedure). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “IV - se o crime envolver violência doméstica e familiar contra a mulher, nos termos da lei específica, para garantir a execução das medidas protetivas de urgência.”

  35. 35. Law No. 13,505 of November 8, 2017, signed into law by Michel Temer, added to the Maria da Penha Law the right of women in situations of domestic and family violence to specialized police and forensic care, provided without interruption and preferably by female personnel.

    • Lei nº 13.505, de 8 de novembro de 2017 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: summary. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Acrescenta dispositivos à Lei nº 11.340, de 7 de agosto de 2006 (Lei Maria da Penha), para dispor sobre o direito da mulher em situação de violência doméstica e familiar de ter atendimento policial e pericial especializado, ininterrupto e prestado, preferencialmente, por servidores do sexo feminino.”
    • Lei nº 13.505, de 8 de novembro de 2017 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: closing. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Brasília, 8 de novembro de 2017; 196º da Independência e 129º da República. MICHEL TEMER”

  36. 36. Law No. 14,188 of July 28, 2021, signed into law by Jair Messias Bolsonaro, defined the Sinal Vermelho cooperation program against Domestic Violence as a measure to confront violence provided for in the Maria da Penha Law and created in the Penal Code the criminal offense of psychological violence against women.

    • Lei nº 14.188, de 28 de julho de 2021 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: summary. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Define o programa de cooperação Sinal Vermelho contra a Violência Doméstica como uma das medidas de enfrentamento da violência doméstica e familiar contra a mulher previstas na Lei nº 11.340, de 7 de agosto de 2006 (Lei Maria da Penha), e no Decreto-Lei nº 2.848, de 7 de dezembro de 1940 (Código Penal), em todo o território nacional; e altera o Decreto-Lei nº 2.848, de 7 de dezembro de 1940 (Código Penal)”
    • Lei nº 14.188, de 28 de julho de 2021 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: art. 4 (art. 147-B of the Penal Code). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Violência psicológica contra a mulher Art. 147-B.”
    • Lei nº 14.188, de 28 de julho de 2021 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: closing. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Brasília, 28 de julho de 2021; 200º da Independência e 133º da República. JAIR MESSIAS BOLSONARO”

  37. 37. The same Law No. 14,550/2023 added art. 40-A, under which the law will apply to all situations provided for in its art. 5, regardless of the cause or motivation of the acts of violence and of the status of the offender or the victim.

    • Lei nº 14.550, de 19 de abril de 2023 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: art. 2 (art. 40-A). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “"Art. 40-A. Esta Lei será aplicada a todas as situações previstas no seu art. 5º, independentemente da causa ou da motivação dos atos de violência e da condição do ofensor ou da ofendida."”

  38. 38. Law No. 14,541 of April 3, 2023, signed into law by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, provides for the creation and uninterrupted operation of Specialized Police Stations for Women's Assistance (Deam), including on holidays and weekends.

    • Lei nº 14.541, de 3 de abril de 2023 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: art. 3, caput. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Art. 3º As Delegacias Especializadas de Atendimento à Mulher (Deam) têm como finalidade o atendimento de todas as mulheres que tenham sido vítimas de violência doméstica e familiar, crimes contra a dignidade sexual e feminicídios, e funcionarão ininterruptamente, inclusive em feriados e finais de semana.”
    • Lei nº 14.541, de 3 de abril de 2023 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: summary and closing. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Brasília, 3 de abril de 2023; 202º da Independência e 135º da República. LUIZ INÁCIO LULA DA SILVA”

  39. 39. Law No. 14,899 of June 17, 2024, signed into law by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, determined that the states, the Federal District and the municipalities prioritize ten-year goal plans to confront domestic and family violence against women, making access to federal public security and human rights funds conditional on the regular submission of these plans.

    • Lei nº 14.899, de 17 de junho de 2024 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: art. 2, caput. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Art. 2º Os Estados, o Distrito Federal e os Municípios deverão priorizar a elaboração e a implementação de plano de metas para o enfrentamento da violência doméstica e familiar contra a mulher”
    • Lei nº 14.899, de 17 de junho de 2024 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: art. 2, §§ 2 and 3. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “§ 2º Somente terão acesso aos recursos federais relacionados à segurança pública e aos direitos humanos os entes federativos que apresentarem regularmente seus planos de metas para o enfrentamento da violência doméstica e familiar contra a mulher. § 3º O plano de metas será decenal”
    • Lei nº 14.899, de 17 de junho de 2024 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: closing. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Brasília, 17 de junho de 2024; 203º da Independência e 136º da República. LUIZ INÁCIO LULA DA SILVA”

  40. 40. Law No. 15,212 of September 18, 2025, signed into law by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, amended the summary of Law No. 11,340/2006 to officially name it the Maria da Penha Law.

  41. 41. The law established that the Union, the states, the Federal District and the municipalities, within the limits of their competences and under the terms of their respective budget guidelines laws, may set specific budget appropriations, in each fiscal year, for the implementation of the measures it provides for.

    • Lei nº 11.340, de 7 de agosto de 2006 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: art. 39. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Art. 39. A União, os Estados, o Distrito Federal e os Municípios, no limite de suas competências e nos termos das respectivas leis de diretrizes orçamentárias, poderão estabelecer dotações orçamentárias específicas, em cada exercício financeiro, para a implementação das medidas estabelecidas nesta Lei.”

  42. 42. According to the Secretariat's report, the Pact provided for resources on the order of R$1 billion for the period 2008 to 2011, to be carried out by various bodies; the amounts were preliminary and subject to change according to agreements and budget appropriations.

    • Pacto nacional pelo enfrentamento da violência contra as mulheres (relato de experiência, 14º Concurso Inovação na Gestão Pública Federal) · Special Secretariat for Policies for Women / National School of Public Administration (ENAP) Government communication
      Where: p. 4, Resources used. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “O Pacto Nacional pelo Enfrentamento da Violência contra as Mulheres prevê recursos da ordem de R$ 1 bilhão, a serem executados por diversos órgãos, incluindo os recursos da Secretaria Especial de Políticas para as Mulheres. A tabela a seguir apresenta preliminarmente os valores por órgão responsável para o período 2008-2011. Cabe ressaltar que estes valores e ações podem sofrer alterações conforme a evolução das pactuações, conjunturas e dotações orçamentárias.”

  43. 43. According to Agência Brasil, with data from the Ministry of Women, Ligue 180 received a total of 568.6 thousand calls in 2023, and reports of violence against women rose from 87.7 thousand the previous year to 114.6 thousand in 2023 (service records, which do not measure the incidence of violence).

  44. 44. According to the National Council of Justice, in 2024 there were 827,990 case movements related to urgent protective measures under the Maria da Penha Law and 959,228 new court cases related to domestic violence (court records, which do not measure the incidence of violence).

  45. 45. Ipea Discussion Paper 2048 (March 2015), by Cerqueira, Matos, Martins and Pinto Júnior, estimated a difference-in-differences model comparing homicides of women occurring in homes with those of men and concluded that the law played a relevant role in containing gender-based violence, although its effectiveness was not uniform across the country.

    • Avaliando a efetividade da Lei Maria da Penha (Texto para Discussão 2048) · Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea); authors: Daniel Cerqueira, Mariana Vieira Martins Matos, Ana Paula Antunes Martins, Jony Arrais Pinto Júnior Academic study
      Where: Synopsis (p. 7 of the PDF). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Construímos um modelo de diferenças em diferenças, em que os homicídios contra mulheres que ocorreram dentro das residências foram confrontados com aqueles que acometeram os homens. Nossos resultados indicaram que a lei cumpriu um papel relevante para conter a violência de gênero, ainda que sua efetividade não tenha se dado de maneira uniforme no país”

  46. 46. In an audit discussed in Plenary in November 2019 (Ruling 2,766/2019), the TCU found that, since 2015, successive changes had resulted in a reduction of 80% in the budget appropriation and of 42.3% in the staff of the National Secretariat for Policies for Women.

  47. 47. The same Ipea study states that the effectiveness of the law depends on the institutionalization of protective services in localities, which occurred unevenly across the territory, and that the evaluation used homicides because of the unavailability of data on nonlethal violence against women.

    • Avaliando a efetividade da Lei Maria da Penha (Texto para Discussão 2048) · Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea); authors: Daniel Cerqueira, Mariana Vieira Martins Matos, Ana Paula Antunes Martins, Jony Arrais Pinto Júnior Academic study
      Where: Synopsis (p. 7 of the PDF). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “uma vez que a sua eficácia depende da institucionalização de vários serviços protetivos nas localidades, que se deu de forma desigual no território.”
    • Avaliando a efetividade da Lei Maria da Penha (Texto para Discussão 2048) · Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea); authors: Daniel Cerqueira, Mariana Vieira Martins Matos, Ana Paula Antunes Martins, Jony Arrais Pinto Júnior Academic study
      Where: section 6, Conclusions (p. 35 of the PDF). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Em face da indisponibilidade de dados sobre violência não letal contra a mulher, construímos nossa avaliação empírica sobre a efetividade da LMP com base na análise de homicídios e de homicídios perpetrados dentro das residências”

  48. 48. In Report No. 54/01 (case 12,051, Maria da Penha Maia Fernandes), of April 4, 2001, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights concluded that the Federative Republic of Brazil is responsible for the violation of the rights to judicial guarantees and judicial protection, through the unjustified delay and negligent handling of this case of domestic violence.

    • Relatório nº 54/01, Caso 12.051, Maria da Penha Maia Fernandes, Brasil (Relatório Anual 2000) · Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (OAS) International organization
      Where: header and par. 60 (Conclusions), item 2. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Que, com fundamento nos fatos não controvertidos e na análise acima exposta, a República Federativa do Brasil é responsável da violação dos direitos às garantias judiciais e à proteção judicial, assegurados pelos artigos 8 e 25 da Convenção Americana em concordância com a obrigação geral de respeitar e garantir os direitos, prevista no artigo 1(1) do referido instrumento pela dilação injustificada e tramitação negligente deste caso de violência doméstica no Brasil.”

  49. 49. According to Report No. 54/01, the complaint was received by the Inter-American Commission on August 20, 1998, filed by Maria da Penha Maia Fernandes, CEJIL and CLADEM, and concerned the violence committed by Marco Antônio Heredia Viveiros, which culminated in an attempted homicide and further assaults in May and June 1983.

    • Relatório nº 54/01, Caso 12.051, Maria da Penha Maia Fernandes, Brasil (Relatório Anual 2000) · Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (OAS) International organization
      Where: par. 1. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Em 20 de agosto de 1998, a Comissão Interamericana de Direitos Humanos (doravante denominada “a Comissão”) recebeu uma denúncia apresentada pela Senhora Maria da Penha Maia Fernandes, pelo Centro pela Justiça e pelo Direito Internacional (CEJIL) e pelo Comitê Latino-Americano de Defesa dos Direitos da Mulher (CLADEM)”
    • Relatório nº 54/01, Caso 12.051, Maria da Penha Maia Fernandes, Brasil (Relatório Anual 2000) · Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (OAS) International organization
      Where: par. 2. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “para com a violência cometida por Marco Antônio Heredia Viveiros em seu domicílio na cidade de Fortaleza, Estado do Ceará, contra a sua então esposa Maria da Penha Maia Fernandes durante os anos de convivência matrimonial, que culminou numa tentativa de homicídio e novas agressões em maio e junho de 1983.”

  50. 50. Among the recommendations of Report No. 54/01, the Commission asked Brazil to continue and intensify the reform process that avoids state tolerance and discriminatory treatment with respect to domestic violence against women, and to simplify criminal judicial procedures in order to reduce procedural time.

    • Relatório nº 54/01, Caso 12.051, Maria da Penha Maia Fernandes, Brasil (Relatório Anual 2000) · Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (OAS) International organization
      Where: par. 61 (Recommendations), item 4 and subitem b. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Prosseguir e intensificar o processo de reforma que evite a tolerância estatal e o tratamento discriminatório com respeito à violência doméstica contra mulheres no Brasil. A Comissão recomenda particularmente o seguinte: a) Medidas de capacitação e sensibilização dos funcionários judiciais e policiais especializados para que compreendam a importância de não tolerar a violência doméstica; b) Simplificar os procedimentos judiciais penais a fim de que possa ser reduzido o tempo processual”

  51. 51. Law No. 10,714 of August 13, 2003, authorized the Executive Branch to make available, nationwide, a telephone number to receive reports of violence against women.

    • Lei nº 10.714, de 13 de agosto de 2003 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: summary. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Autoriza o Poder Executivo a disponibilizar, em âmbito nacional, número telefônico destinado a atender denúncias de violência contra a mulher.”

  52. 52. In the same session of February 9, 2012, by majority (Justice Cezar Peluso dissenting), the STF granted ADI 4424, filed by the Office of the Attorney General (PGR), holding that the Public Prosecutor's Office may initiate criminal proceedings without the need for a complaint from the victim, according to a news item from the STF.

    • Supremo julga procedente ação da PGR sobre Lei Maria da Penha (notícia do STF, 09/02/2012) · Supreme Federal Court Official record
      Where: paragraphs 1 and 2. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Por maioria de votos, vencido o presidente, ministro Cezar Peluso, o Plenário do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) julgou procedente, na sessão de hoje (09), a Ação Direta de Inconstitucionalidade (ADI 4424) ajuizada pela Procuradoria-Geral da República (PGR) quanto aos artigos 12, inciso I; 16; e 41 da Lei Maria da Penha (Lei 11.340/2006).”
    • Supremo julga procedente ação da PGR sobre Lei Maria da Penha (notícia do STF, 09/02/2012) · Supreme Federal Court Official record
      Where: paragraph 3. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “A corrente majoritária da Corte acompanhou o voto do relator, ministro Marco Aurélio, no sentido da possibilidade de o Ministério Público dar início a ação penal sem necessidade de representação da vítima.”

  53. 53. Law No. 13,104 of March 9, 2015, signed into law by Dilma Rousseff, amended the Penal Code to provide for femicide as an aggravating circumstance qualifying the crime of homicide and to include it in the list of heinous crimes.

    • Lei nº 13.104, de 9 de março de 2015 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: summary. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Altera o art. 121 do Decreto-Lei nº 2.848, de 7 de dezembro de 1940 - Código Penal, para prever o feminicídio como circunstância qualificadora do crime de homicídio, e o art. 1º da Lei nº 8.072, de 25 de julho de 1990, para incluir o feminicídio no rol dos crimes hediondos.”
    • Lei nº 13.104, de 9 de março de 2015 (publicação original) · Chamber of Deputies, Computerized Legislation Official legal act
      Where: closing. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Brasília, 9 de março de 2015; 194º da Independência e 127º da República. DILMA ROUSSEFF”

  54. 54. In the study's conclusions, the Ipea authors record that the drafting and enactment of the law involved the active participation of feminist non-governmental organizations, the Secretariat for Policies for Women, academia, legal practitioners and the National Congress.

    • Avaliando a efetividade da Lei Maria da Penha (Texto para Discussão 2048) · Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea); authors: Daniel Cerqueira, Mariana Vieira Martins Matos, Ana Paula Antunes Martins, Jony Arrais Pinto Júnior Academic study
      Where: section 6, Conclusions (p. 34 of the PDF). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “pois contou com a participação ativa de organizações não governamentais feministas, Secretaria de Política para Mulheres, academia, operadores do direito e o Congresso Nacional.”

  55. 55. The Statement of Reasons of the bill records that, in March 2004, the Consortium of Feminist Non-Governmental Organizations submitted a draft bill proposal to inform the discussions of the Interministerial Working Group.

    • Projeto de Lei nº 4.559/2004 e Exposição de Motivos nº 016-SPM/PR, de 16 de novembro de 2004 (inteiro teor) · Chamber of Deputies Official record
      Where: EM No. 016-SPM/PR, item 3 (p. 12 of the PDF). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Em março do corrente ano, foi encaminhada pelo Consórcio de Organizações Não-Governamentais Feministas proposta de anteprojeto de Lei para subsidiar as discussões do Grupo de Trabalho Interministerial instituído com a finalidade de elaborar proposta de medida legislativa para coibir a violência doméstica e familiar contra a mulher.”

  56. 56. According to the Statement of Reasons, the bill was drafted by the Interministerial Working Group made up of the Special Secretariat for Policies for Women (coordinator), the Casa Civil (Chief of Staff's Office), the Attorney General's Office (AGU), the Ministry of Health, the Special Secretariat for Human Rights, the Special Secretariat for Policies to Promote Racial Equality, the Ministry of Justice and the National Secretariat of Public Security.

    • Projeto de Lei nº 4.559/2004 e Exposição de Motivos nº 016-SPM/PR, de 16 de novembro de 2004 (inteiro teor) · Chamber of Deputies Official record
      Where: EM No. 016-SPM/PR, item 2 (p. 12 of the PDF). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “A presente propositura foi elaborada pelo Grupo de Trabalho Interministerial criado pelo Decreto n° 5.030, de 31 de março de 2004, integrado pelos seguintes órgãos: Secretaria Especial de Políticas para as Mulheres, da Presidência da República, na condição de coordenadora; Casa Civil da Presidência da República; Advocacia-Geral da União; Ministério da Saúde; Secretaria Especial dos Direitos Humanos, da Presidência da República; Secretaria Especial de Políticas de Promoção da Igualdade Racial, da Presidência da República; Ministério da Justiça e Secretaria Nacional de Segurança Pública/MJ.”

  57. 57. Statement of Reasons (EM) No. 016-SPM/PR of November 16, 2004, signed by Nilcéa Freire, Special Secretary for Policies for Women, submitted to the President of the Republic the proposed bill creating mechanisms to curb domestic and family violence against women.

  58. 58. The Statement of Reasons of the bill cited Report No. 54 of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in the Maria da Penha Maia Fernandes case and its recommendations to the Brazilian State.

  59. 59. In its original text, PL 4,559/2004 provided that Law No. 9,099/1995 would apply to crimes of the jurisdiction of the Special Criminal Courts involving domestic and family violence against women, insofar as it did not conflict with the new law.

  60. 60. Rapporteur Jandira Feghali reported having taken part in public hearings in the Legislative Assemblies of Rio Grande do Sul, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Rio Grande do Norte (joint with Paraíba and Ceará), Espírito Santo and Bahia.

  61. 61. The same substitute text replaced the term precautionary measures with urgent protective measures throughout the bill, with the judge to decide on them within 48 hours.

  62. 62. In the Chamber of Deputies, the opinion of rapporteur Jandira Feghali (PCdoB-RJ) with a supplementary vote was unanimously approved in the Committee on Social Security and Family on August 24, 2005; the Committee on Finance and Taxation unanimously approved the opinion of rapporteur Yeda Crusius (PSDB-RS) on November 23, 2005; and the Committee on Constitution, Justice and Citizenship unanimously approved the opinion of rapporteur Iriny Lopes (PT-ES) on December 13, 2005.

    • Ficha de tramitação do PL 4559/2004 · Chamber of Deputies Official record
      Where: Legislative progress, August 24, 2005 (CSSF). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “24/08/2005 Comissão de Seguridade Social e Família ( CSSF ) - 09:30 Reunião Deliberativa Ordinária Parecer com Complementação de Voto, Dep. Jandira Feghali (PCdoB-RJ), pela aprovação deste, com substitutivo modificado e pela rejeição do PL 4958/2005, e do PL 5335/2005, apensados Inteiro teor Aprovado por Unanimidade o Parecer com Complementação de Voto”
    • Ficha de tramitação do PL 4559/2004 · Chamber of Deputies Official record
      Where: Legislative progress, September 1, 2005 to November 23, 2005 (CFT). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Designada Relatora, Dep. Yeda Crusius (PSDB-RS)”
    • Ficha de tramitação do PL 4559/2004 · Chamber of Deputies Official record
      Where: Legislative progress, November 23, 2005 (CFT). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “23/11/2005 Comissão de Finanças e Tributação ( CFT ) - 10:30 Reunião Deliberativa Extraordinária Aprovado por Unanimidade o Parecer”
    • Ficha de tramitação do PL 4559/2004 · Chamber of Deputies Official record
      Where: Legislative progress, December 13, 2005 (CCJC). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “13/12/2005 Comissão de Constituição e Justiça e de Cidadania ( CCJC ) - 15:00 Reunião Deliberativa Ordinária Parecer com Complementação de Voto, Dep. Iriny Lopes (PT-ES)”
    • Ficha de tramitação do PL 4559/2004 · Chamber of Deputies Official record
      Where: Legislative progress, December 13, 2005 (CCJC), result. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Aprovado por Unanimidade o Parecer com Complementação de Voto, apresentou voto em separado o Deputado Antonio Carlos Biscaia”

  63. 63. The Statement of Reasons of PL 4,559/2004 stated that 70% of the cases tried in the Special Criminal Courts involved domestic violence and that Law 9,099/95, not having been created for that purpose, did not offer an adequate solution.

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