title: [Femicides in ethnic and racialized groups: syntheses].
abstract: The text entitled "Femicides in ethnic and racialized groups: syntheses" presents some of the discussions that took place during a seminar on this topic in Buenaventura. Buenaventura is the main Colombian port on the Pacific, a region rich in minerals and a corridor for the movement of goods, which makes it a strategic territory and a center for disputes. At the seminar, the social and political determinants of femicide were discussed, understanding it as a tactic of waging war against women. The forum provided a space for academic discussion, but also for grievances over inter-personal violence, the manifestation of feelings and the elaboration of pain and grief through the medium of art. We believe that the dissemination of this experience to the Brazilian public, in a country with ethnic, social and racial vulnerability similar to that in Colombia, will be of value to social and health workers. The scope of this paper is therefore to provide the opinion of its authors on the determinants of femicides and on actions to tackle them, in addition to a synthesis of the discussions and debates that permeated the event.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. R. São Manoel 963, Rio Branco. 90620-110 Porto Alegre RS Brasil.
authors.forename: Stela Nazareth
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Meneghel
authors.affiliation: Centro de Estudios de Género, Mujer y Sociedad, Fundación Universitária Bautista. Cali Cauca Colômbia.
authors.forename: Betty Ruth Lozano
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Lerma
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D003105:Colombia; D064868:Ethnic Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006708:Homicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D012737:Sex Factors; D014754:Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*