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In the midst of so much violence, Brazil is also recording successful initiatives to combat it. In the retrospective of G1 two stories show ways to try to reduce the epidemic of deaths in the country.
The two initiatives were chosen by experts from the Forum of Brazilian Public Security and the Nucleus of Violence Studies (NEV) of the University of São Paulo (USP), partners of G1 in Monitor of Violence. The journalists interviewed two characters and collected data from both projects.
Maria Auxiliadora Alves and Compaz
Maria Auxiliadora and the children, Wandresson and Wermenson Alves, participate in educational activities and work at the Compaz in the northern area of Recife – Photo: Marlon Costa / Pernambuco Press 19659007] After 42 years and 9 children, cleaning badistant Maria Auxiliadora Alves says she has not taken steps to give the best to each of them. Looking back, he sadly remembers that one of his sons is in jail for drug trafficking, but he sees the future with hope because the 13-year-old twins recognize his brother's bad choice and invest in sport and education. want to follow another course.
The day after Wandresson and Wermenson was built during each clbad or activity held at the Community Peace Center (Compaz) of Alto Santa Terezinha, a modest neighborhood in the northern area of Recife. Robotics, judo, Olympic wrestling, taekwondo and computer science are just some of the twin space clbades that offer activities for neighborhood children, youth and adults and five other places nearby.
Opened in March 2016, the approximately 12,000 m² space divided into four floors was designed not only to bring about social changes in the neighborhood, but also for the self-esteem of each of the regulars. With 16 sports and 11 different services, this area serves nearly 12,200 people in all neighborhoods of Recife, but especially neighborhoods.
"We saw that it was possible to reverse the violence with cultural, educational and pedagogical projects, and before the first brick, we talked to the population, who understood that we were not building not a building, but a philosophy, "said Murilo Cavalcanti, Secretary of Urban Security Recife.
The results, considered in the long term, are already visible after almost three years of exploitation of space. According to data from the Department of Social Welfare of Pernambuco, Recife has recorded a 20% increase in homicides in 2017 compared to 2016 – in the radius of 1 km around Compaz Alto Santa Terezinha, the number of homicides has decreased by 21% over the same period. .
"I cry sometimes, I do not like it, but I have never encouraged my son to go down to the street to do something wrong." Cleaning I would not give it all to my children, but if they asked me something, a sandal, I would.If this Compaz had been held five years ago, my son (the eldest) would not have spent an hour there (in prison), no, "says Maria Auxiliadora Alves.
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Lívia Aragão and Ronda Maria da Penha
] With the difficulty of telling her own story, because of the violence suffered in 20 years of relationship, Lívia Aragão was one of the first women to attend Ronda Maria da Penha in 2015, the year of the creation of the ciety. The forgetfulness of memory and the dark and slightly shaky laughter testify to the submission and lack of support with which the 42-year-old trader had to live with the abuser before he was saved.
Livia says that the badaults started from the jealousy of her ex-husband with anyone. The aggressor's power of persuasion allowed the victim to always resume the relationship. Psychological violence has given way to physical aggression.
Livia has two children with her ex-husband, an 11-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl, who is still with her mother, who have also been threatened by her father. And it is precisely to protect children that the merchant has had the courage to react.
This is only with the care of the Ronda Maria da Penha, who offered all the welcome and badistance, from the emotional sphere to the legal sphere, that the Livia's suffering began to end. Ronda Maria da Penha, under the command of Major Denice Santiago, the founder of the project, arrested 137 badailants, carried out 141 referrals to police stations, organized 1,023 conferences and other events, conducted 10,797 control measures
and attended 3,331 women. Currently, Ronda has 108 military police in the state.
"I had psychological, emotional and legal support, the Ronda is my mother, the Ronda is my family, I can not reciprocate them.What has been done, what I was granted, "explains Lívia Aragão. READ THE FULL REPORT
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