This research aims to bring reflections on the topic of violence against the elderly, with an emphasis on the female gender, in the Latin American and Caribbean scenario. It is known that there are countries in the region among the most violent in the world, especially against women, hence the option of studying this region. Through narrative review, some considerations about the victim profile, the profile of the violence perpetrator, the scenario where the abuses occur, the types of

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... s most commonly reported, are analyzed. While the elderly are subjected to intradomicile violence, it must be highlighted that the also suffer cultural and structural violence. It is emphasized how understudied this particular subject is.