Doca Street (Raul Fernando do Amaral Street) was a Brazilian businessman and criminal who killed the socialite Ângela Diniz in 1976. His first trial, in which the defence argued honour killing, ended with a light sentence and sparked a major feminist protest under the slogan "quem ama não mata" (who loves does not kill). He was retried in 1981 and sentenced to fifteen years. He died in São Paulo in 2020, aged 86.
Trials and public reaction
Street was tried in 1979 in Cabo Frio, where his lawyer argued self-defence of honour and the victim's sexual conduct and drug dependence were heavily examined. The court convicted him but he was released immediately after serving part of his sentence. The verdict prompted feminist campaigners to protest against domestic violence, and a second trial in 1981 produced a fifteen-year sentence. The case is widely regarded as a milestone in the history of feminism in Brazil.
Later life and cultural legacy
Street was granted conditional release in 1987 after about five years in prison, and afterwards worked in finance and the car trade. In 2006 he published a book presenting his own version of events. The case inspired a 1982 television miniseries, a song by the band Titãs, and later documentaries, podcasts and films. He died of a heart attack in 2020 and was survived by his widow and three children.