THE THE REFLECTIONS OF THE PANDEMIC (COVID-19) ON THE INCREASE IN CASES OF DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN BRAZIL

Abstract

In different senses and perspectives, the year 2020 has proved to be challenging in Brazil and in the world. The pandemic (Covid-19) imposed a drastic change in habits in the reality of the general population; and social isolation was one of the main measures adopted, which gave rise to the unavoidable reconfiguration of the routine of individuals. Carlos Drummond de Andrade begins the poem “Sentimento do Mundo” with a lyrical self that says “I have only two hands/ and the feeling of the world”. This feeling, extracted from the literature, seems to be a striking feature of the present moment, due to unexpected circumstances – in which many plans were postponed, many scenarios were suddenly changed and subjects simply had to adapt to the demands and restrictions that the pandemic brought with it. . For many, the new situation allowed the reinvention of possibilities and innovation. For others, the lack of prospects favored a harrowing and, to some extent, helplessness feeling. In this context, a fact that deserves attention and reflection is the potentiating effect that the pandemic had on cases of domestic and family violence against women in Brazil. The problem, already old, may have been accentuated precisely thanks to social isolation, which implied a closer and continuous coexistence between victim and aggressor. Thus, this work intends to reflect on the new scenario caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the measures implemented by the Brazilian government and its consequent reflections on domestic violence in Brazil. In order to do so, the correlation between law and literature will be used as a strategy based on the "Poema de Jornal", published by Carlos Drummond de Andrade in the book "Alguma poetry" and the short story "Os Olhos dos Mortos", published by Mia Couto in the book "The string of beads".