A Lei Maria da Penha Em Cordel

The Maria da Penha Law
Is in full force
It didn't come to arrest men
But to punish the aggressor
Because 'you don't hit a woman
Not even with a flower'.

Domestic violence
Has been a great villain
And for being against violence
I became a fan of this law
So that today's woman
Won't be a victim tomorrow.

Every woman has the right
To live without violence
It's true, it's in the law
Which is very efficient
To punish the aggressor
And provide assistance to the victim.

It's in the first article
That the law aims to curb;
Domestic violence
As well as prevent;
With protective measures
And punish the aggressor.

Now the second article
Of this special law
Regardless of class
Educational level
Race, ethnicity;
And sexual orientation...

Culture and age
Income and religion
All enjoy rights
Yes, all! without exception
That are guaranteed
By the constitution.

And what rights are these?
Here is the list:
To life, to security.
Also to food
To culture and justice
To health and education.

In addition to citizenship
Also to dignity
Still has housing
And the right to freedom.
Only has rights in the 'as',
And in the 'os', is there no news?

There is! has the right to sports
To work and leisure
And access to politics
For Brazil to develop
And many other rights
That there's no time to say.

And the Maria da Penha Law
Covers all these plans?
Ah, they are already guaranteed
By human rights.
The law is another resource
To correct other damages.

For example: the woman
Before the law existed,
She was beaten and justice
Had no way to punish
He would return home
And would hit her again.

With the law it's different
It's an unacceptable crime
If you hit, you go to jail.
Aggression is intolerable.
The state protects the victim
Then punishes the responsible.

According to the seventh article
The types of violence
Domestic and family
Have in their scope
The five categories
That I describe in sequence.

The first is physical
Understanding as such:
Any offensive conduct
Irrationally
That hurts integrity
And bodily health...

Slaps, punches, shoves;
Pinches and kicks
Scratches, ear pulls;
Be it one, or be it ten
Everything is physical violence
And causes cruel pain.

Let's go to the second type
Which is psychological
This deserves attention
More didactic and pedagogical
With low self-esteem
All life loses logic...

Blackmail, humiliation;
Insults; embarrassment;
Are damages that interfere
In your development
Lowering self-esteem
And increasing suffering.

Sexual violence:
Occurs by coercion
Or use of physical force
Causing intimidation
And forcing the woman
To the act of intercourse...

Any action that prevents
This woman from using
Contraceptive method
Or to get pregnant
Her right is in the law
Just need to demand.

The fourth category
Is patrimonial:
Retention, subtraction,
Partial destruction
Or total of her belongings
Culminates in criminal action...

Work tools
Personal documents
Or economic resources
Besides other things
All this configures
In material damages.

The fifth category
Is moral violence
They are crimes against honor
It's in the penal code
Slander, defamation;
Calumny, etc. and so on.

According to the fifth article
These types of violence
Occur in various areas
But it is in the residence
That domestic violence
Has its highest incidence.

And who can be classified
As an agent/aggressor?
Husband or partner
Boyfriend or ex-love
In the case of a domestic
It can be the employer.

If by chance the brother
Assaults his sister
The son, assaults the mother;
Whether young or old
It's domestic violence
They are members of the same clan.

And if it's the man
Who gets hit by the woman?
Is it domestic violence?
Can you explain to me?
Everything can happen
In the family environment!

In this case it's different;
The law is very clear:
Because it's a gender issue
It only protects the woman.
If the woman is brave
The man is left to fend for himself.

And seek your rights
In the way that suits you
If the guy messed up
And the woman gave him a beating
Appeal to the penal code
Not to the Maria da Penha Law.

Now, in a lesbian case;
If in which the partner
Offers any risk
To the life of her partner
The aggressor is punished;
Because the law doesn't mess around.

So that your rights
Are guaranteed
The Maria da Penha Law
Also creates the courts
Of domestic violence
For all states.

It is up to the rulers
Of each federation
To allocate resources
For implementation
Of the Maria da Penha Law
For the benefit of the population.

I hope I have been useful
In this cordel that I created
To inform the people
About the importance of the law
Because whoever attacks a queen
Does not deserve to be a king.

The old saying went
That 'nobody gets involved'.
In a boyfriend's fight
Or 'husband and wife'
Didn't get involved... now, get involved!
Because that now reflects
In the world we want.