The Maria da Penha Patrol of the Municipal Civil Guard of Búzios won first place in the Reduction of Community Violence category of the Coronel Nazareth Cerqueira Rights Security Award, announced this Thursday (1st). The result was presented at a ceremony at the headquarters of the Brazilian Bar Association in Rio de Janeiro, in the first edition of the award.
In the same category, the Small Giants program was second and the Child and Adolescent Patrol was third. The ceremony brought together nine finalist initiatives, distributed in three categories.
Officially implemented in Búzios on March 8, 2021, the Patrol accompanies women with protective measures, monitors compliance with the measures and acts in preventive and educational actions in schools, through Municipal Law No. 1.730/2022. The award is promoted by Viva Rio and OAB-RJ.
