GENDER AND VIOLENCE: A STUDY ON THE MARIA PENHA LAW (2006-2011) IN MATO GROSSO

This paper addresses the Maria da Penha Law in the light of the discussion of violence against women. Violence is treated under cultural aspects and historically established power relations between men and women. Law 11.340 of August 7, 2006, it is revealed partially foreign to most recent discussions of feminist studies to consider the defining biological sex of the genre. There was important to present the rise and progress of the Special Police Departments for Assistance to Women suffering violence. In particular, we focus on Mato Grosso. Here is the background of the law from the special courts and judicial decisions from the law.