A Police Station of Their Own ; Brazilian Victims of Domestic Violence Seek Assistance from Precincts Staffed Entirely by Women
Andrew Downie Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor, The Christian Science Monitor
Elaine da Silva loved her husband at the start of their marriage. But four years and too many beatings later, she broke away. When her 3-year-old daughter started telling neighbors, "My dad hits my mum," the two moved in with Ms. da Silva's mother, two blocks away.
Da Silva, who works as a store assistant, agreed to accept 200 reais (about $85) a month in alimony, and she hoped that would be the end of it. But recently, more than a year after she left, she called her ex-husband to ask for more alimony because he had gotten a new job. "He put the phone down and came straight over. He attacked me.... He threw me on the floor in front of my daughter. I tried to get out but …
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Article title: A Police Station of Their Own ; Brazilian Victims of Domestic Violence Seek Assistance from Precincts Staffed Entirely by Women.
Contributors: Andrew Downie Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor - Author.
Newspaper title: The Christian Science Monitor.
Publication date: July 2, 2005.
Page number: 15.
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