ANÁLISE CRÍTICA DOS CRIMES PASSIONAIS DE MAIOR REPERCUSSÃO NO BRASIL: Um panorama dos últimos vinte anos.

Abstract

It can be said that Passionate Homicide is one of the oldest crimes that emerged throughout history and in the construction of civilizations, not being different in Brazil. The crime of passion is one in which the agent is under the control of an intense passion, acting in this way, impelled by strong feelings such as love, jealousy, infidelity, possessiveness, etc. In general, between the agent and the victim there is a sexually troubled or broken relationship. The author does not accept the given situation and the consequence of his actions is the death of the victim. There is no law in the Brazilian legal system that specifically typifies such criminal conduct, but it has instruments in order to facilitate the carrying out and carrying out of investigations and the processing of cases. Even, this crime was a senario used in the literature, as it romanticizes it, being inadmissible. Brazil is a country in which this crime frequently occurs and was the scene of cases that had great repercussion in the media. Consequently, the legal system has evolved, giving greater protection to women, who are the main victims of the crime. The Superior Courts have adopted certain positions on the subject.