Nilton Quirolli Junior

Hometown

Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil

Education

Law, Maringá State University

Interests

Laws and institutions in Latin America, access to justice for women under domestic abuse, violence against women

Experience

I was born and spent most of my life in a mid-sized city in Southern Brazil called Cascavel. I decided to pursue law at the Universidade Estadual de Maringá at an early age due to the constant discussions about justice and equity in my family. After graduating in February 2010, I returned to Cascavel with a desire to experience how the legal and criminal processes work. I began working as a legal advisor for a judge at the Domestic Violence Against Women court, a position I held for over nine years. This work sparked my interest in domestic abuse against women in Brazil and led me to question the decision-making processes of Brazilian institutions regarding women’s access to justice. I realized that academia was the best place to find the answers I was seeking. I applied to the MALAS program because of its comprehensive interdisciplinary approach, with Latin Americanist specialists across the humanities and social sciences. The richness of the program was pivotal in my decision to move from my hometown once again to conduct in-depth research on judicial system strategies for tackling domestic abuse and the outcomes for women who seek assistance while under domestic abuse.