In three weeks, 4,255 people were arrested under Operation Átria, which combats crimes against women in all Brazilian states. Of this total, 3,598 arrests were made in flagrante delicto, according to a partial balance released this Tuesday (21) by the Ministry of Justice and Public Security. Of a total of 20,024 police investigations initiated during the period, 17,958 were completed. The folder also informed that 340 cold weapons, 269 firearms and 6,068 ammunition were seized. According to the balance sheet, 7,276 complaints were investigated, 23,963 police actions were accounted for and 23,963 victims were assisted. A total of 20,540 protective measures were also requested, 767 belongings were removed and 2,034 lectures were held. The final balance of Operation Átria, which began on March 8, will be released by the ministry on the 28th. . According to the secretary, the country recorded, over the past year, a 5% increase in the number of feminicides. “Every day, four women are killed and, every hour, 26 are assaulted. These indicators oblige us to have a centrality in the axis of combating violence against women”, he said. “The Brazilian State is still a long way from an ideal confrontation situation.” For the Chief of Civil Police of Espírito Santo, Cláudia Dematté de Freitas Coutinho, national operations such as Átria strengthen the fight against violence against women carried out daily by specialized public security units. Delegate Cláudia Dematté during a press conference on combating violence against women – Antonio Cruz/Agência Brasil “It is a form of violence that has always existed in our society, the result of a structured and structuring machismo”, said Cláudia. For the delegate, feminicides are just the tip of the iceberg, and most cases begin with verbal violence. “Report from the first violence suffered”, she concluded.
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