In Brazil, a woman is assaulted every 15 seconds. Violence affects thousands of Brazilian women, regardless of age, ethnicity and social class. Most cases occur within the same household, with the spouse as the aggressor. Some segments of women are more vulnerable to violence, among these we find the rural women. There is an urgent need for compliance with guidelines to fight Violence against Women who live in the forests and rural areas, according to Order No. 85 of August 10, 2010, issued by the Special Secretariat of Policies for Women of the Presidency. This article aims to unravel the phenomenon of violence against rural women in its multiple expressions and the challenges to ensure access to their rights. This is a qualitative and descriptive research, guided by a critical and a dialectical method, based on reports of 58 rural women workers and leaders from Southern Brazil who have participated in the focus groups. The results have shown that rural women partially know the Domestic Violence Act known as Maria da Penha Law; however, this knowledge does not guarantee access to their rights, in view of: the distance from the countryside to the city, lack of a specialized network, gender bias, naturalization of violence, and social isolation, which contribute to non-reporting of violent situations. It follows that violence against rural women are inserted in the context of domination and oppression perpetuated by a patriarchal system that reinforces the subordination of women in the rural areas. Structural violence is manifested by no access to safety net.

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