The Women’s Ombuds Office of Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court (STF) presented initiatives to support women and prevent violence against them at a meeting of judicial ombuds offices in Macapá, Brazil. The event took place from November 4 to 6 at the Amapá Court of Justice. STF judge and general ombudsperson Flavia da Costa Viana and the Women’s Ombuds Office’s chief adviser, Beatris Bravo Ramos, attended.
Beatris presented the Lilac Room, an STF space dedicated to supporting women experiencing violence or vulnerability, and the procedures set out in the service protocol. The document establishes safe and confidential procedures for receiving and referring requests. It also covers urgent situations, such as requests for remote work or restrictions on access to the court, with confidential referral to the relevant authorities.
At the end of the meeting, Flavia invited representatives of the courts’ ombuds offices to a new edition of STF Escuta, scheduled for May 14, 2027, at the Supreme Court’s headquarters in Brasília.