O crime de importunação sexual e a influência da mídia em uma sociedade imediatista: um estudo sobre o simbolismo da lei 13.718/18 e os riscos de sua ineficiência

Abstract

The present article has as a general goal show the way as social media Comes interfering on creation and implementation of laws in the actual society, helping to improve the growth of symbolic criminal law in Brazil, analyzing focused on law 13.718/18 that has birthed the crime of sexual harassment, through a qualitative research built on article’s and bibliography. Therefore, it will be analyses the issues based on the creation and edition of a single law, and present the ineffectiveness and selectivity of symbolic criminal laws. Having said that, a detailed analysis of Law 13.718/18 and the symbolism it carries will be outlined, being necessary to study the specific case that gave rise to the crime of sexual harassment and how the media could influence. Given of the above, after the initial explanations of the “new” penal type and its consequences, the probable ineffectiveness of the harassment law will be demonstrated, given its generic creation and without satisfactory results, finally listing valid solutions to modify public policies that protect and assist the victims of the crime of sexual harassment.