INTRODUCTION: Domestic violence is considered one of the most serious forms of violation, as it is a crime that leaves much more than physical marks, damaging self-love, honor, dignity, self-esteem, and the fundamental rights to life for victims. The social isolation, is one of the deliberations imposed to contain the new Coronavirus (COVID-19), has a perverse side effect for thousands of Brazilian women who are increasingly sharing time and space with their aggressors during a quarantine. METHODOLOGY: There was an analysis of statistical data from the Brazilian Public Security Forum, about occurrence reports, protective emergency measures in the states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro and number of feminicides, during the months of March, April and May 2020, when compared to the same period of the previous year. Based on the above, 16 scientific articles were analyzed and reviewed, including publications in English and Portuguese, against the literature published in the period between 2019 and 2020. The research took place in MedLine (Pubmed), Scielo and Elsevier platforms. RESULTS: Social isolation allowed women who suffered from domestic violence to share more time and space with their aggressors, therefore, is indispensable to detach the decrease in complaints records, decline in emergency protection measures granted and the persistence of femicide. Thus, all data listed refer to the months of March to April 2020, when compared to the same period in the previous year. As exposed, the decrease in the number of complaints in March, April and May (-16.2%) is notable; (-35.4%); (-26.1%), showing the victim's impossibility to report the aggressor, due to the regime imposed by the quarantine. Likewise, there is a decline in emergency protective measures granted as women, mainly in the states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro: (-31% and -29.5%); (-31.8% and -27.8%); (-17.1% and -33.7%). The relapse of femicide in society, with an increase during the months of March and April (+ 38.9%; + 3.2%) and subsequently an indefinite decrease in the month of May (-27.9%), explains the perpetuation of the feminicide as a reflection of a chauvinist, misogynist and patriarchal culture. CONCLUSION: Considering the invisibility of violence against women during social isolation, is indispensable condition, that greater access to the justice, shelter and protection system during quarantine is essential, with 24-hour assistance to those victims. As well, the denaturalization of violence is essential as something inherent in the relations between men and women, since violence is a serious problem that concerns all of society. Therefore, in view of the increase in domestic violence in the current pandemic scenario, it is unquestionable that, for many women, being in isolation with their aggressor is more dangerous than a Coronavirus infection, since the home is often a place of fear, insecurity and abuse.
Keywords: Social Isolation, Spouse-Abuse, Quarantine, Violence against Women, Domestic Violence.
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