Abstract
Objective: To evaluate judicial efficiency in cases of sexual violence against women. Methods: This was an observational, quantitative and retrospective study carried out based on documentary analysis of sexual violence cases against women, who were initially treated at the Service of Attention to Women Victims of Sexual Violence (SAMVVIS) and whose corresponding judicial process has been located at Public Prosecutor's database. Results: 68% of the victims were under 18 years old, in 52% of the cases the violence occurred at the victim's residence and the aggressor was family or known to the victim (62%). The average number of hearings per process was 0.41 with 26 cases (52%) that did not had a hearing yet. Only 13 (26%) cases are concluded, and in only 5 (38.5%) of these cases, the defendant was convicted, with penalties of preventive and custodial measures adopted. Aggressors without a family link with the victim were more often deprived of their freedom. Conclusion: The results point to the inefficiency of the judiciary, considering the holding of few hearings and few casualties in the proceedings.