Political gender violence: Brazilian and international studies and perspectives from a scoping review

This study examined Brazilian and international scientific production on political gender violence, the debate over which has gained notoriety with the publication of international regulations on this phenomenon. In Brazil, in 2021, Law No. 14,192 criminalized political violence against women. The findings presented here result from applying the scoping review technique, which generated a sample of 30, predominantly Latin American, articles published between 2010 and 2022, and showed marked growth in production from 2020 onwards. The main findings were organized into three thematic areas: 1) Characterization of political gender violence; 2) Strategies for countering it; and 3) Social networks and journalistic media as loci of political gender violence. Political gender violence was found in the dynamics of both the formal political system and institutions such as trade unions, pointing to the need for an extended concept. Existing response mechanisms were considered insufficient. It is important that policymaking take an intersectional perspective. Social media were found to be used as vehicles for this violence, indicating the need for regulatory policies at the local and global levels.