
The present article focuses on the observation of Custody Hearings in the jurisdiction of Salvador (Bahia) involving women arrested in flagrant situations, from October 2022 to March 2023, emphasizing socioracial and gender markers for both the arrested women and the judges. Considering the dual phenomenon of racism and sexism, and utilizing intersectionality as a theoretical-methodological tool through a categorical approach, the aim of the research was to verify whether the differences in socioracial profiles between the arrested women and the judges produced discrepancies in decisions and treatment during the Custody Hearings. Preliminary results confirmed that the profiles of the judges and the detained women are generally oppositional and that, in addition to these discrepancies affecting the treatment received by the detainees, there is a prior criminalization of certain bodies. However, despite the presence of female judges bringing about a positive change in the treatment of detainees, decisions and positions tend to follow the standard of the institution they represent within the Criminal Justice System.