A violência de gênero na trajetória de Dorcelina Folador, prefeita assassinada em Mundo Novo (MS)

Abstract

The present thesis examines the issue of political femicide and gender-based violence in institutional politics through the social and political trajectory of Dorcelina de Oliveira Folador. Elected mayor by the Workers' Party (PT) in 1996 in Mundo Novo (MS), the historical process of Dorcelina's journey led to her election to the position, which she held from 1997 to 1999. Her governance and trajectory were tragically cut short on October 30, 1999, due to the femicide that claimed her life. Throughout the study, an analysis is conducted of the historical, political, and social context of the southern region of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. The research explores the roles and participation of women in institutional politics in the mentioned region, as well as the political landscape of the 1980s and 1990s within the same geographic scope. Finally, the thesis engages in a critical examination of the factors that led to Dorcelina Folador's murder, relating it to the understanding of the categories of femicide and gender based violence. To conduct this research, sources such as the analysis of periodicals, photographs, and interviews were utilized, combining the study of oral sources with the theoretical and methodological contributions of Oral History.