Minister Asks for Reflection on Silence of Victims After a Complaint of Domestic Violence

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The victim of domestic violence after the complaint is entitled to silence in court. The minister explained that the initial witness is not valued because it is legally impossible.

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On 3 April 2025, the Senate voted to incorporate the concept of coercive control into the definition of spousal harassment. This reform, welcomed by Aurora Bergé, Minister responsible for Equality between Women and Men, aims to better protect victims of psychological, economic and financial violence, often difficult to identify and prove.

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"If someone is a victim and had a moment when he went to the hospital, he was identified and spoke, he realized that he was the victim of a husband's, spouse's, or family's aggression, and later he has no courage to speak (...), why is this witness that has been given is not valued?" asked Rita Alarcão Judice. The minister explained that the initial witness is not valued because legally it is not possible, but admitted that "if shutting is a way…