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 […]
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