The platform will aggregate data on thousands of cases of domestic violence and help define plans to prevent and combat crime. Its creation was defined in a 2021 law, but it has not yet come to fruition.
The lack of regulation of Domestic Violence Database against Women and Domestic Violence (BDVDMVD), provided for in Law 57/2021, continues to be a source of controversy.
The issue was highlighted in the recent complaint by the Public Ministry (MP) against José Castelo Branco regarding allegations that the socialite allegedly attacked his wife Betty Grafstein. The MP highlights that, despite the creation of the database being legally foreseen, the lack of regulation by ordinance prevents its operation.
The law, approved in August 2021, aimed to strengthen the protection of victims, creating a centralized database under the administration of the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, recalls .
This tool should be accessible to entities such as the PSP, GNR, PJ, Attorney General’s Office and the Crime Victims Protection Commission. However, the diploma that would regulate its implementation was never approveddespite the 180-day deadline established by law.
Correio da Manhã tried to obtain explanations from the current Government about the delay, but received no answers. This inaction has raised criticism, as the database is seen as essential to consolidate information on the thousands of cases of domestic violence, which is the crime that kills the most in Portugaland to support public policies to prevent and combat this crime.
In 2021, Parliament emphasized that the database would allow for a deeper understanding of domestic violence and violence against women, contributing to the effective policy development in the areas of security, justice and victim protection.
Without BDVDMVD regulation, data centralization remains a significant gap, making it difficult to effectively combat this type of crime and protect victims.
