Pioneer project in SP holds 73 women’s aggressors using an anklet electronic

An electronic monitoring program implemented two years ago in São Paulo has already resulted in the arrest of 113 offenders, of which 73 were women’s aggressors – the equivalent of 65% of the total. The initiative is the result of a partnership between (SSP) and (TJ-SP), focusing on combating domestic violence. The system uses electronic anklets to follow in real time accused who meet an open sentence or benefited from parole.

Although it is also applied to cases of homicides, theft and theft, the priority is the protection of victims of. According to the Secretary of Public Security, the measure has a direct effect on the preservation of lives. “The project has already saved the lives of dozens of victims, as police can monitor every step of the aggressor and anticipate a possible attempted crime,” he said.

After court decision, the accused receive AE, they are accompanied by the Military Police Operations Center (Copom). The system issues sound and visual alerts whenever there is non -compliance with judicial measures. One of the most common cases is when the perpetrator goes beyond the perimeter of exclusion determined by the court – which may include the victim’s residence or family workplace.

In such cases, a car is sent to address the offender, while another heads to the victim’s address. At the same time, the woman is oriented by Copom attendants, including women’s lilac police. The victim can also directly trigger the center through the panic button available in the SAW Woman application, if he realizes imminent risk.

Violations and inspection

Other warning behaviors are attempts to break the anklet, let the battery unload or stay outside the municipality for more than eight days without judicial authorization. Currently, 220 people are monitored by the system in São Paulo, 177 for protective measures linked to domestic violence and 43 for precautionary measures in other types of crime.