In 1983, the biopharmaceutical and Ceará of penha Maria Maia Fernandes lived perhaps the most important drama of his life. While slept, took a shot in the back of her husband, university professor of economics Marco Antonio Heredia Viveros. He claimed that he had been a robbery and that the thieves had escapados the window.
Maria da penha had 38 years and three daughters. It became paraplegic. After this episode was the second attempt to murder: the spouse jerked the chair of wheels and tried eletrocutá it under the shower. Viveros s''''o was punished after 19 years of trial and it was only two years in prison for scheme closed.
After 20 years of struggle for the rights of women, Maria da Penha, currently with 63 years, succeeded with that justice was done. She fought for it, working in the coordination of policies for women of the city of Fortaleza, in Ceara.
On August 7, 2006 started to enforce the law number 11,340, which guarantees women''s rights in cases of domestic violence. The Avtonomna was popularly known by law Maria da Penha.
FIGURES ALARMANTES
From all forms of aggression, domestic violence is still the most common. In Brazil, every 15 seconds a Brazilian is beaten. The violence in the home is higher than those of the streets and affect the working lives of women. The husband is the biggest offender, accounting for 70% of quebradeiras, 56% of threats with weapons, according to recent search of the foundation Perceu Abramo. Data from the study data Senate, 2007 indicate that, for 28% of abused women, domestic violence is a practice that repeats.