Renan Santos: He has to pay and he has to be imprisoned because he put the child into the world and has to take care of them.
Renan Santos: By the way, it's useful to extend this question a little.
There's an FGV study from 2007 that shows that the boys who commit crimes in Brazil are sons of families... that lack paternal presence.
Renan Santos: In other words, the father isn't present for that child, which produces a boy who ends up dysfunctional and ends up committing violent crimes, perpetuating a cycle of violence.
Renan Santos: So, women suffer a lot from this.