Burning witches: feminism and intimate femicides by burning in a Brazilian metropolis

Feminicide configured as the murder of women due to unequal power relations. It is a growing reality that generates problems and exposes unequal gender, ethnic, and class relationships that culminate in extreme violence and death. This paper analyzes three femicide cases by burning that occurred in...

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Published in:Ciência & saude coletiva 2022-02, Vol.27 (2), p.525
Main Authors: Caicedo-Roa, Mônica, Nascimento, Juliana Luporini do, Bandeira, Lourdes Maria, Cordeiro, Ricardo Carlos
Format: Article
Language:eng ; por
Subjects:
Brazil
Female
Feminism
Homicide
Humans
Sexual Partners
Violence
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Summary:Feminicide configured as the murder of women due to unequal power relations. It is a growing reality that generates problems and exposes unequal gender, ethnic, and class relationships that culminate in extreme violence and death. This paper analyzes three femicide cases by burning that occurred in Campinas (SP), Brazil, from 2018 to 2019. This is a qualitative study that employed the verbal autopsy method to collect information and narratives to describe the cases. The circumstances of the women's deaths were discussed, integrating in the discussion the concepts of feminism, the symbolic representation of fire, intersectionality, patriarchy, and its implications from the perspective of collective health.
ISSN:1678-4561
DOI:10.1590/1413-81232022272.45522020