{"id":5421,"date":"2024-02-02T14:12:40","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T17:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/folhaespirita.com.br.br\/jornal\/?p=5421"},"modified":"2026-01-23T20:17:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T23:17:07","slug":"bullying-e-cyberbullying-sao-considerados-crimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/folhaespirita.com.br\/en\/2024\/02\/02\/bullying-e-cyberbullying-sao-considerados-crimes\/","title":{"rendered":"Bullying and cyberbullying are considered crimes"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/folhaespirita.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/conceito_de_cyberbullying.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5430\" width=\"836\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/folhaespirita.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/conceito_de_cyberbullying.jpg 630w, https:\/\/folhaespirita.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/conceito_de_cyberbullying-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 836px) 100vw, 836px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bullying and cyberbullying are officially considered crimes in Brazil, and violent acts against children and adolescents are considered heinous crimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On January 12, 2024, the President of the Republic signed into law Law 14.811, which incorporates crimes of bullying and cyberbullying into the Brazilian Penal Code, establishing fines and sentences of 2 to 4 years for crimes committed on the Internet, and turns crimes provided for in the Statute of the Child and Adolescent (ECA) into heinous crimes. Authored by congressman Osmar Terra (MDB-RS), the bill has passed both houses of parliament and highlights measures to protect children and adolescents from violence, especially in the school environment and on the Internet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Access the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planalto.gov.br\/ccivil_03\/_ato2023-2026\/2024\/lei\/L14811.htm\">&nbsp;Law 14.811\/2024 in full<\/a>. <strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What the law defines<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Classification of bullying and cyberbullying as crimes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the new law typifies <em>bullying<\/em> as \u201cSystematically intimidating, individually or in groups, by means of physical or psychological violence, one or more people, in an intentional and repetitive manner, without evident motivation, through acts of intimidation, humiliation or discrimination or verbal, moral, sexual, social, psychological, physical, material or virtual actions\u201d and <em>guarantees a fine as punishment, if the conduct does not constitute a more serious crime<\/em>;\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>o <em>cyberbullying<\/em> is characterized in the legislation as follows: \u201cif the conduct is carried out through a computer network, social network, applications, online games or any other digital medium or environment, or transmitted in real time\u201d. In this case, <em>the penalty is imprisonment for two to four years and a fine.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to report<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are a victim of bullying or cyberbullying, it is essential to report it. You can do this at school, to a responsible authority, or directly to the police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Steps to report:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>collect evidence of bullying\/cyberbullying;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>inform a responsible authority;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>report it to the police if necessary;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>follow up on the case.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prevention and combat measures can be put in place<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Data from the Brazilian Security Forum indicates that 38% of schools face problems with bullying and cyberbullying. Research by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) highlights the growth of these cases among students, highlighting the urgent need to tackle this phenomenon and the importance of combating bullying to ensure a safe and healthy environment for our children and teenagers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Preventing and combating bullying and cyberbullying is everyone's responsibility, from parents and educators to government authorities. Below are some measures that can be adopted to prevent and tackle these forms of violence (Grosso, 2021):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>education and awareness<\/strong> - it is essential to educate children and teenagers about the importance of respect, empathy and tolerance. Awareness campaigns in schools, lectures and training programs for teachers can help spread these values;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>prevention policies<\/strong> - institutions, whether schools or companies, must implement policies to prevent and combat bullying and cyberbullying. These policies should include actions such as creating reporting channels, training employees and adequately punishing aggressors;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>support for victims<\/strong> - it is essential to offer psychological and emotional support to victims of bullying and cyberbullying. Mental health professionals, such as psychologists and social workers, can help the victim deal with the damage caused and recover emotionally;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>online monitoring<\/strong> - parents and guardians should monitor their children's online activity, setting limits and monitoring possible signs of cyberbullying. It is also important to teach children how to use the Internet safely and responsibly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo what extent can publishing images of a child compromise their safety, affect the construction of their identity and impact their development? Depending on the exposure, this can affect everything from their school performance to mental health issues such as anxiety, depression and self-esteem, as well as eating and sleeping disorders, among others,\u201d explains Marina Fragata (2024), director of Applied Knowledge at the Maria Cecilia Souto Vidigal Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">References<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">BRAZIL. <em>Law n. 14.811, of January 12, 2024. <\/em>Available at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planalto.gov.br\/ccivil_03\/_ato2023-2026\/2024\/lei\/L14811.htm\">https:\/\/www.planalto.gov.br\/ccivil_03\/_ato2023-2026\/2024\/lei\/L14811.htm<\/a>. Accessed on: January 30, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">CHICARO, Marina Fragata. <em>Published by Maria Cecilia Souto Vidigal Foundation<\/em>. 2024. Available at: <a href=\"https:\/\/pt.linkedin.com\/posts\/fmcsv_agora-%C3%A9-lei-activity-7155529681423781888-iX8J\">https:\/\/pt.linkedin.com\/posts\/fmcsv_agora-%C3%A9-lei-activity-7155529681423781888-iX8J<\/a>. Accessed on: January 30, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">GROSSO, Lucas. How to work with domestic violence in the classroom? <em>Think Contests<\/em>, 6 Oct. 2021. Available at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pensarcursos.com.br\/blog\/como-trabalhar-com-violencia-domestica-em-sala-de-aula\/\">https:\/\/www.pensarcursos.com.br\/blog\/como-trabalhar-com-violencia-domestica-em-sala-de-aula\/<\/a>. Accessed on: January 30, 2024.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bullying e cyberbullying s\u00e3o oficialmente considerados crimes no Brasil, e atos violentos contra crian\u00e7as e adolescentes s\u00e3o considerados crimes hediondos. Em 12 de janeiro de 2024, o presidente da Rep\u00fablica sancionou a Lei n. 14.811, que incorpora crimes de bullying e cyberbullying ao C\u00f3digo Penal brasileiro, estabelecendo multas e penas de 2 a 4 anos [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5429,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"edicoes":[594],"class_list":["post-5421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cantinho-do-evangelizador","edicoes-594"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/folhaespirita.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/folhaespirita.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/folhaespirita.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/folhaespirita.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/folhaespirita.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5421"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/folhaespirita.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5421\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5431,"href":"https:\/\/folhaespirita.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5421\/revisions\/5431"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/folhaespirita.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5429"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/folhaespirita.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/folhaespirita.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/folhaespirita.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5421"},{"taxonomy":"edicoes","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/folhaespirita.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/edicoes?post=5421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}