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The crime of stalking in 2018, it was the fourth to register more victims in Portugal. O stalking, or persistent harassment, has been criminally registered in the Penal Code since 2015.

The finding is from the Portuguese Association for Victim Support (APAV), which, regarding the National Forum on the theme taking place in Braga on March 10, recalls “the current alarming rates of violence (be it gender, domestic, dating) , bullying… and also stalking) ”.

The Forum, which debates the topic “Stalking and violence in intimate relationships ”, is organized by the Rotary Nucleus of Community Development Rota Solidária (NRDC-RS), sponsored by the Rotary Club Braga Norte, taking place in the Aula Magna of the Catholic University of Braga.

Statistical data – says the organization – “shows us the relevance of bringing together professionals from various areas that deal with victims and aggressors – and reflect on the way we live our intimate relationships (which may or may not lead us to be more vulnerable and / or violent towards others.) ”.

The 2nd National Forum – add the promoters – “puts the focus on Prevention and wants to think about the causes and consequences of these expressions of violence that are increasingly having an impact on society and on each one of us”.

The Rotary Nucleus had already organized a first Forum, on the same theme, which sold out the main class at the Catholic University with more than 400 people.

Key topics and speakers

The theme will be exposed in a format totally open to the public, where the dialogue on the issue of stalking it will pass through its definition, knowing how to act in the situation, reflecting how it relates to the way we live our intimate relationships and understanding the impact of these phenomena of violence on our society ”

The speakers will be: Antonio Manuel Ribeiro, author of the 1st autobiographical book on stalking, in Portugal, founder and vocalist of UHF; Carlos Alves – Chief Inspector of PJ de Braga; Prof. Doctor Júlio Machado Vaz, Psychiatrist and writer; Professor Maria Veiga Branco, researcher of Intelligence and Emotional Competence: Prof. Dr. Marlene Matos, coordinator of the Research Group on stalking in Portugal; Dra Marta Mendes, from APAV | Manager of the GAV of Braga; Paulo Duarte, Jesuit priest and writer; Teresa Raquel Pinho, Clinical Psychologist, Forum Moderator and Tito de Morais, founder of the MiudosSegurosNa.Net Project.

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