00:00And with Brazil's presidential election only nine weeks away, our correspondent Brian Meir
00:05is looking at how the candidates are addressing voters' concerns.
00:09In this report, he looks at the issue of women's policy.
00:14During its 18 years in the Brazilian presidency, the Workers' Party has listened to women's
00:19groups and worked collectively with them to create dozens of effective programs,
00:23like a national ministry of women's rights, women's police stations,
00:27and legislation against domestic violence and femicide.
00:31This October, a victory for Lula da Silva will guarantee continuation of these policies,
00:36which were neglected after the right-wing coup against Dilma Rousseff in 2016.
00:41This issue of violence is very complex.
00:50It involves complicated issues, because we know that our society has naturalized violence
00:55against women culturally.
00:59Historically, we have been a patriarchal society with constant problems with sexism and misogyny.
01:06Far-right presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro is promising different policies to combat violence
01:12against women, including facilitating gun ownership so more women can shoot their aggressors,
01:17free smartphones so that poor women can call the police faster, and chemical castration of rapists.
01:25This type of thug, that perhaps commits the worst, most abject type of crime that exists on the face of
01:31the earth,
01:32of violating a woman, has to understand that he will only leave prison if he submits to medical treatment
01:38that removes his libido.
01:42One of the main differences between the two approaches towards women's policy involves dialogue.
01:46The Workers' Party government set up democratic channels of dialogue and cede control over some elements of policy
01:52to social movements, labor unions, and civil society groups.
01:56Right-wing governments, such as that of Flavio's father, Jair Bolsonaro,
02:00have historically ignored these channels of communication and made policies up on the fly.
02:09We aren't going to appeal for violence against men.
02:12This discourse for more violence is a form of right-wing extremism.
02:16We women don't want to eliminate men. We want equality with men.
02:20And we want this so that we can live well, in good health and in happiness.
02:27Brazil's presidential elections will take place on October 4th.
02:31Brian Mir, Tele-Sor, Receife.
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