From 2003 to 2021, Brazil witnessed nearly one million homicides, an alarming statistic reported by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. It shows the severity of violence the country faces. Brazil has led the UN’s homicide ranking since 2001. That year, it surpassed India with over 45,000 homicide cases. Mexico, Colombia, and Russia […]
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