The Senate approved this 
Tuesday (7) the bill nº 781/2020, which establishes rules for the creation of specialized police stations to assist women and Maria da Penha Patrols. The proposal aims to prevent and combat violence against women using resources from the National Public Security Fund (FNSP) allocated to the states. The units will operate every day of the week, including holidays, 24 hours a day.
The project, from authored by senator Rodrigo Cunha (PSDB-AL), provides that the specialized police stations provide psychological and legal assistance and make available a telephone number or other means of electronic message for the immediate activation of the police in cases of violence against women.
The new norm also provides that the states will have a period of five years to present a timetable for the creation of police stations and the most populous cities should to have priority. In the places where If there is no specific equipment, the existing police station should offer assistance in a reserved room and by female police officers, preferably, at the same times and under the same conditions.
In addition, the approved project institutes the “Maria da Penha Patrols” in the military police, which will be created with the aim of monitoring compliance with protective measures through patrols and visits. The article, which follows the presidential sanction, had Senator Ana Paula Lobato (PSB-MA) as rapporteur.
