Bolsonaro’s Brazil sees fewer violent deaths since 2011, but still contributes 20% of global homicides

In 2022, Brazil reported its lowest count of violent deaths in over a decade, registering 47,508 fatalities, as revealed in the 17th Brazilian Public Safety Yearbook.

This figure encapsulates intentional homicides, robberies resulting in death, bodily injuries causing death, and casualties from police interventions.

There was a 2.2% decline in unintentional homicides, the leading cause of violent death, between 2021 and 2022, dropping the death rate from 24 to 23.4 per 100,000 people.

Notwithstanding, Brazil still accounted for nearly 20% of all global homicides in 2022.

The report highlights that Amapá holds the highest violence rate, with 50.6 deaths per 100,000 residents.

There was a decrease in violent deaths in the north and northeast regions by 2.7% and 4.5% respectively, and a 2% reduction in the Southeast, the most populous region.

São Paulo retained the country’s lowest death rate, at 8.4 per 100,000.

The city of Jequié, located in the state of Bahia in northeastern Brazil, reported the highest violent death count.

Four of the five cities showing a rise in violent death figures were in Bahia. It was noted that in 2022, 75% of homicides involved a firearm.

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