How to ask for help?
WOMEN'S SUPPORT CENTER AT NEW YEAR'S EVE
During the New Year's Eve in Copacabana, the Special Secretariat for Women's Policies and Promotion provides a Women's Support Center at the public authorities' base, offering assistance and support during the celebration.
Address: Municipal School Doctor Cícero Penna - Av. Atlântica, 1976.
Call 180:
Violence against women
The Women's Assistance Center - 180 provides qualified listening and assistance to women in situations of violence. It’s a toll-free call, and the service is available 24/7.
Call 190:
Emergencies
In case of emergency, call the police at 190. It’s a toll-free call, and the service is available 24/7. A Military Police vehicle is immediately sent to the location for assistance.
Call 197:
Domestic Violence
Register the incident at a police station, preferably at the Special Precincts for Women’s Assistance – DEAM (in Portuguese). You can also file a complaint through the 197 Service Center. It’s a toll-free call.
Call 1746:
Notify harassment and aggression
Central 1746 is a Rio City Hall service that receives notifications of cases of harassment and aggression in the city. Call or access the 1746 website and notify.
Specialized Women's Support Center (CEAM)
The Rio de Janeiro Secretariat for Women's Policies and Promotion is here to help you!
Visit the Specialized Women's Support Center (CEAM) or a Specialized Women's Support Unit (NEAM), where you will receive specialized services (psychosocial and legal support) to assist women in situations of violence, even those who are not yet ready to file a complaint.
CEAM Chiquinha Gonzaga
Address: Rua Benedito Hipólito 125 - Centro
Hours: Monday to Friday, from 8 am to 5 pm
Phone: (21) 2517-2726 / (21) 98555-2151 (Whatsapp)
Email: ceam.spmrio@gmail.com
CEAM Tia Gaúcha
Address: Policlínica Lincoln de Freitas Filho - Rua Álvaro Alberto, 601 - Santa Cruz
Hours: Monday to Friday, from 8 am to 5 pm
Phone: (21) 97092-8071
Email: ceamtiagaucha@gmail.com
NEAM and Casa da Mulher Carioca Dinah Coutinho
Address: Rua Limites, 1260 - Realengo
Hours: Monday to Friday, from 8 am to 8 pm and Saturday, from 8 am to 12 pm
Phone: (21) 3464-1870
Email: casadamulherdinahcoutinho@gmail.com
NEAM and Casa da Mulher Carioca Tia Doca
Address: Rua Júlio Fragoso, 47 - Madureira
Hours: Monday to Friday, from 8 am to 8 pm and Saturday, from 8 am to 12 pm
Phone: (21) 3085-3823
Email: casadamulhertiadoca@gmail.com
NEAM and Casa da Mulher Carioca Elza Soares
Address: Rua Marechal Falcão da Frota, s/n - Padre Miguel
Hours: Monday to Friday, from 8 am to 8 pm and Saturday, from 8 am to 12 pm
Phone: (21) 3900-3749
Email: casadamulherelzasoares@gmail.com
NEAM and Casa da Mulher Carioca - Campo Grande Unit
Address: Rua Mário Barbosa, 137 - Campo Grande
Hours: Monday to Friday, from 8 am to 8 pm and Saturday, from 8 am to 12 pm
Phone: (21) 96815-1042
Email: casadamulherpolocampogrande@gmail.com
NEAM and Casa da Mulher Carioca - Coelho Neto Unit
Address: Av Pastor Martin Luther King Jr, 10.055 - Coelho Neto
Hours: Monday to Friday, from 8 am to 8 pm and Saturday, from 8 am to 12 pm
Phone: (21) 96814-8886
Email: casadamulherpolocoelhoneto@gmail.com
CEJUVIDA
Judiciary Support Center for Women Victims of Domestic Violence
Address: Rua Dom Manoel, s/nº - In front of the Museum of Justice building
Hours: Daily, from 6 pm to 11 am the next day.
Phone: (21) 3133-3894 / (21) 3133-4144
What is violence against Women?
Violence against women is any aggression based on the female gender that may cause death, physical, sexual or psychological harm and suffering. (1)
Be alert!
VIOLENCE DOES NOT ALWAYS BEGIN WITH PHYSICAL ASSAULT.
Usually, other forms of violence happen first.
What are the types of violence against women?
Moral Violence:
Slander, defamation, or insult against the woman. (Examples: Criticizing her moral reputation or way of dressing, exposing her intimate life, or making false claims).
Psychological Violence (non-visual but very pervasive):
Emotional harm and lowering the woman's self-esteem. For example: name-calling, coercion, manipulation, prohibiting her from working, studying, leaving the house, or speaking with friends or relatives.
Property Violence:
Taking, stealing, controlling, or partially/totally destroying objects belonging to the woman, work tools, personal documents, assets, or economic resources.
Sexual Violence:
An action that forces a woman to witness, engage in, or participate in sexual activity without her consent.
Physical Violence:
Harm to the woman's physical integrity or health. It is carried out using the aggressor's physical force, causing harm in various ways, or with objects to hurt the woman.
Rape:
A type of sexual violence. It is necessary to visit the nearest health unit to receive all necessary care. Women have the right to report the crime to the police if they choose to do so.
Femicide:
The murder of a woman simply because she is a woman. It may be motivated by or occur as a consequence of domestic violence.
Legal consequences
Minimum: Initial imprisonment from six months to two years, plus a fine. In view of the risk criteria to the woman's physical and mental integrity, the aggressor may also be prevented from staying at a shared home or in any other place of coexistence with the victim.
Maximum:Thirty years in prison.
Sources: Brazilian Code of Criminal Procedure
Maria da Penha Law - Law 11,340/2006 (More information here)
Femicide Law No. 13,104/2015 (More information here)
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References
(1) Inter-American Convention to Prevent, Punish and Eradicate Violence against Women (Convention of Belém do Pará - Brazil): Violence against women is any act or conduct based on gender that causes women to suffer death, injury or physical, sexual or psychological harm, both in the public and private spheres (Inter-American Convention to Prevent, Punish and Eradicate Violence against Women).
