Pará starts charging SUS costs to victims of domestic violence from aggressors

Police Station Specialized in Assistance to Women Deam Belém Sidney Oliveira/Agência Pará Aggressors responsible for cases of domestic and family violence in Pará will begin to reimburse the State for the costs of care provided to victims in the state network of the Unified Health System (SUS). The measure is provided for in State Decree No. 5,507, published on Monday (6), and is already in force. According to the rule, perpetrators of attacks must fully reimburse the costs of consultations, exams, medications, hospitalizations and other procedures carried out in hospitals and state health units. The amounts will be calculated based on the official SUS table and allocated to the State Health Fund (FES). The charge will be applied after the attacker has been formally identified, based on reports from the Civil Police or decisions from the Judiciary. According to the decree, the procedure is patrimonial in nature and does not replace criminal liability or other sanctions provided for by law. The text also determines that assistance to victims cannot suffer any delay or restriction due to the compensation process. Furthermore, information about the woman's location and contact must remain protected during the administrative procedure. The decree will not have retroactive effect. Therefore, the charge will only apply to cases of domestic violence and services provided after the publication of the rule. According to data from the Ministry of Women, Pará recorded, in 2025, an average of 28 cases of violence against women per day. Between January and July, 1,655 reports were made to Ligue 180, which resulted in 6,072 records of different forms of violence. In the same period, the state recorded 31 femicides. ? Follow the g1 Pará channel on WhatsApp