Geografia e a violência de gênero - uma análise espaço - temporal dos casos de feminicídios na cidade de Manaus 2016-2021

Abstract

This study deals with gender-based violence in the city of Manaus, especially feminicides. feminicides, based on a previous study carried out as a scholarship student at Fiocruz Amazônia. In the geographical context, the theoretical-methodological approach to In the geographical context, the theoretical-methodological approach to feminicide presents itself as a complex and challenging field. understanding of spatial inequalities, power relations between genders and the aspects present in the characterization of assaults and deaths. This research is This research is based on the dialectical method, aiming to understand the interactions and complexities surrounding this phenomenon of female deaths from aggression in the capital of Amazonas. capital of the state of Amazonas. A qualitative, descriptive approach was used to analyze these deaths. qualitative, descriptive and exploratory approaches were used to analyze these deaths. numerical and statistical data aimed at explaining the spatialization of this phenomenon in the administrative For this purpose, QGIZ and R Studio software were used, with each software being used for specific purposes within its area of study each software was used for specific purposes within its area of study. With the help of the geographic software QGIZ the data on neighborhoods and zones, as well as the number of deaths, were zipped into the program, making it possible to specialize the data obtained within the map map of Manaus. In R Studio, a statistical software program, the attached data was transformed into graphs. data was transformed into historical series graphs and time evolution graphs. time evolution graphs, which showed that the North and East zones register the highest numbers of female deaths due to aggression in the capital, and that this data may be linked to the urban violence present in the neighborhoods of these two areas, such as the lack of adequate infrastructure, socioeconomic factors such as low monthly income, lack of police factors such as low monthly incomes, lack of policing, and urban violence itself, through drug trafficking. through drug trafficking, unemployment rates that lead to the financial dependence of these women financial dependence of these women on their partners and thus generating their total vulnerability. vulnerability of these women; all these interconnected compounds corroborate in an environment in which the woman ends up being more exposed to the aggressor and suffering such aggression deliberately and without family or neighborhood interruption, thus aggravating this serious problem of gender-based violence. violence. With this data, it is possible not only to make a scientific contribution, but also to contribute so that public policies aimed at this problem can take advantage of the data and the data and seek improvements in women's safety. Keywords: Geography. Gender. Space. Feminicide. Violence against women in Manaus.