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With the growing number of cases of femicide and violence against women, the Science, Technology and Innovation Committee of the Chamber of Deputies approved a proposal that aims to force cell phone manufacturers to introduce women's protection applications on their devices.
In 2022, there was an increase in rape cases, with 88.7% of female victims, in addition to an increase of 6.1% in the number of cases of femicide, compared to 2021, according to data released by the Brazilian Public Security Forum.
Learn more about the Commission's proposal and see how it will work to protect women.
Proposal
The new proposal aims to force manufacturers to introduce apps protection of women on new cell phones and tablets. For older devices that do not support the technology, the update must be sent operating system.
The approved text was drafted by congressman Gilvan Máximo, from Republicanos-DF, who brought together the content of three projects in the text. According to the congressman, the proposals require websites of public agencies and e-commerce applications to have a panic button to be used in cases of violence.
In addition to other points, the project foresees that notification must reach the victim, family members and security agencies when the minimum distance provided for in the protective measure is violated, without generating any cost to the cell phone user.
The application must also inform the exact location of the victim and the aggressor, and must be able to verify the identity of the aggressor through facial recognition, in addition to warning when the cell phone is turned off or loses signal.
The woman will also need to be allowed to enter personal information, a photo and an updated cell phone number, as well as photos and information about the aggressor, cell phone number, history of aggression and whether she has a protective measure. With this, the data will also be sent immediately to the security agencies.
Processing
The proposal is processed in a conclusive manner, when it is voted on only in the designated committees, which in this case are: Public Security and Combating Organized Crime; Defense of Women's Rights; and Constitution and Justice; and Citizenship.
Data
Also according to data from the Brazilian Public Security Forum, in 2021, 17 million women over the age of 16 suffered some type of violence in one year, representing 8 women physically attacked every minute in the country.
In most cases, the victim was black, separated or divorced and between 16 and 24 years old. 70% of the aggressors were known, and in 48.8% of the cases, the violence took place at home.
In 2022, there were 1,437 cases of femicide, compared to 1,347 in 2021. In addition, attempted femicides also increased, with 2,281 cases in 2021, compared to 2,563 in 2022. Attempted homicides against women increased by 9.3%, with 6,975 cases in 2021 and 7,660 in 2023.
Domestic violence cases went from 237,596 in 2021 to 245,713 in 2022. The state that had the highest increase rate was Amazonas, with 92%.
In 2021, 480,717 urgent protective measures were requested, while in 2022 there were 522,145, an increase of 8.1%. São Paulo had the highest number of requests for protective measures in 2022, with the number jumping from 74,167 to 80,457.
Of this number of measures requested, 389,798 were granted, while in 2021 445,456 were granted, an increase of 13.7%.
Source: Chamber of Deputies
