In 2019, there were nearly 1.5 thousand police violence complaints reported in Brazil. That year, São Paulo was the state with the largest number of complaints, accounting for 21.5 percent of occurrences reported. Rio de Janeiro ranked fourth, with 5.65 percent of registered complaints. The majority of complaint victims in Brazil were men.
Distribution of police violence complaints in Brazil in 2019, by state
Figures refers to the number of complaints received via the "Disque 100" hotline, a platform for the report of human rights violations, of which police violence is included.
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Ministério da Mulher, da Família e dos Direitos Humanos (Brazil). (June 22, 2020). Distribution of police violence complaints in Brazil in 2019, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181595/distribution-complaints-police-violence-states-brazil/
Ministério da Mulher, da Família e dos Direitos Humanos (Brazil). "Distribution of police violence complaints in Brazil in 2019, by state ." Chart. June 22, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181595/distribution-complaints-police-violence-states-brazil/
Ministério da Mulher, da Família e dos Direitos Humanos (Brazil). (2020). Distribution of police violence complaints in Brazil in 2019, by state . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181595/distribution-complaints-police-violence-states-brazil/
Ministério da Mulher, da Família e dos Direitos Humanos (Brazil). "Distribution of Police Violence Complaints in Brazil in 2019, by State ." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181595/distribution-complaints-police-violence-states-brazil/
Ministério da Mulher, da Família e dos Direitos Humanos (Brazil), Distribution of police violence complaints in Brazil in 2019, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181595/distribution-complaints-police-violence-states-brazil/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Distribution of police violence complaints in Brazil in 2019, by state [Graph], Ministério da Mulher, da Família e dos Direitos Humanos (Brazil), June 22, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181595/distribution-complaints-police-violence-states-brazil/
