A series of three documents was jointly developed by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC) focused on the implementation of Brazil’s Law on Protective Hearing (13.431/2017), which regulates and organizes the system for guaranteeing the rights of children and adolescents who are victims or witnesses of violence, and creates mechanisms to prevent and curb violence. The policy briefs seek to demonstrate that an exemplary implementation of the law can be achieved, provided conditions such as political will and alliances with key stakeholders at different government levels are met.
The first document in the series offers a contextualized overview of the creation and approval of Law 13.431/2017 in Brazil, identifying the main milestones and legislation that preceded it globally and in the Brazilian context. It also presents the experience of Vitória da Conquista, in the state of Bahia, Brazil, in implementing the law, including the path taken, the challenges faced, and the solutions identified by the municipality.
