measure of reparation that ensures adequate medical, psychological and/or psychiatric care for the mother of Márcia Barbosa de Souza, taking into account her specific needs and background.284 Consequently, this Court orders the State to pay a sum of money so that Mrs. M.B.S. can cover the cost of any treatment that may be necessary. The amount will be defined in the section on compensation (infra para. 212). E. Guarantees of non-repetition 183. The Commission requested that the Court order the State to adapt its domestic regulatory framework to ensure that the immunity of high-ranking State officials, including parliamentary immunity, is duly regulated and delimited for the purposes sought and that the necessary safeguards are established in the law itself so that it does not become an obstacle to the investigation of human rights violations; ensure that the decisions of the respective bodies regarding the applicability of immunity of high-level officials in specific cases are duly justified; and continue to adopt all necessary measures to fully comply with the Maria da Penha Law and to adopt all legislative, administrative and public policy measures to prevent, investigate and punish violence against women in Brazil. 184. The representatives asked the Court to order the State of Brazil to: i) adopt legislative measures to ensure that parliamentary immunity is not an obstacle to the investigation of serious human rights violations and access to justice; ii) adopt measures to address violence against women and, in particular, guarantee the existence of bodies that manage public policies for women with a specific focus on situations related to the cycle of violence, murders of women and femicides, taking into account the disproportionate impact on black and brown women and the social impact of gender-based violence and femicides; iii) implement a gender education program for basic and higher education levels and for public officials responsible for addressing violence and administering justice; iv) ensure that the institutions responsible for investigations, prosecutions and punishment implement international standards such as the case law of the Inter-American Court and the Latin American Model Protocol for the investigation of gender-related killings of women, as well as the national guidelines for the investigation of femicides; v) ensure, with transparency, access to official data on the violent deaths registered as femicides that generated criminal proceedings, so that the data is disaggregated by age, race, social class, profile of the victim, location of the event, profile of the aggressor, relationship with the victim, means and methods used, among other variables, that allow for a quantitative and qualitative analysis, vi) ensure the existence of institutions capable of overseeing the application of these policies with a focus on violence, homicide of women and femicide. 185. The State pointed out that it has already adapted its regulatory framework regarding parliamentary immunity, which would have facilitated the processing of the criminal action that culminated in the conviction of the main defendant. Therefore, it argued that there is no regulatory gap that should be corrected. It indicated that, in addition to being inappropriate, an eventual conviction of this nature would imply a judgment of abstract unconstitutionality of Brazilian norms, which would only be appropriate in the exercise of the Court's advisory jurisdiction. With respect to public policies aimed at addressing violence against women, the State pointed out that it has been working on the development of regulatory frameworks on this issue, and therefore the representatives’ request would be unnecessary. It added that the State should be guaranteed leeway in the formulation of its public policies, so that political choices are not imposed on it. Cf. Case of Barrios Altos v. Peru. Reparations and costs. Judgment of November 30, 2001. Series C No. 87, paras. 42 and 45, and Case of Guerrero, Molina et al. v. Venezuela, supra, para. 172. 284 -51-

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