RAPE OF VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ELDERLY: AN APPROACH TO THE PROTECTION NETWORKS FOR THE ELDERLY IN BRAZIL

Authors

  • Paula de Oliveira Sousa Author
  • Hubcarmo Souza Amorim Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56238/levv16n47-098

Keywords:

Rape of a Vulnerable Person, Old, Protective Nets

Abstract

Rape committed against a person without the capacity or conditions to consent, with fictitious violence, is no longer part of article 213 of the CP, to constitute an autonomous crime, provided for in article 217-A, under the nomenclature of rape of a vulnerable person. The objective of this study was to understand the quality of the measures implemented by the elderly protection network to combat the rape of vulnerable people in Brazil. The research work was based on an investigation method with a qualitative approach, presenting an exploratory objective, through bibliographic research, being found authors in the literature in scientific productions of books, articles and dissertations that dealt with the proposed theme. The results showed that economic violence arises in the daily life of the elderly, where most of it originates in the family environment, on the part of the children, with women being the main victims in the category of widows who live on the benefit of retirement It is understood that, once the aggravations of cases of violence, abandonment and mistreatment are verified, the request for a protective measure of the aggressor is made (a) In many of the cases assisted by the Social Worker of the Protection Police Station to the Elderly (DIPD) of the Civil Police, Public Prosecutor's Office and Public Prosecutor's Office, with interventions such as the National Human Right Hotline, guidelines and conversation circles, as well as inspections in banks and financial institutions, especially during the period of receipt of their benefit, which become actions that go against the provisions of the Brazilian Constitution in light of the Statute of the Elderly to combat economic violence in old age.

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Published

2025-04-24

How to Cite

SOUSA, Paula de Oliveira; AMORIM , Hubcarmo Souza. RAPE OF VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ELDERLY: AN APPROACH TO THE PROTECTION NETWORKS FOR THE ELDERLY IN BRAZIL. LUMEN ET VIRTUS, [S. l.], v. 16, n. 47, p. 4306–4316, 2025. DOI: 10.56238/levv16n47-098. Disponível em: https://periodicos.newsciencepubl.com/LEV/article/view/4638. Acesso em: 5 dec. 2025.