HomeBRAZILBRAZIL’S SECURITY CONDITIONS, AN OVERVIEW - PART 2

BRAZIL’S SECURITY CONDITIONS, AN OVERVIEW – PART 2

In this month’s issue, we release the second part of a Security Overview of Brazil base on data disclosed by the 2023 Brazilian Public Security Yearbook and additional sources. Here, we continue the debate about Brazil’s security conditions by approaching important modifications in the dynamics of property crimes, with the fall of robbery cases and the ascension of frauds and express kidnappings. There is also a dedicate section to discuss the persistent political violence, and other manifestations of violence common in society, like hate crimes; violence against women and in schools.

It is important to recall that the first part of this series was dedicated mostly to violent crimes against life and related topics, which is a quite concerning subject in Brazil’s public security, despite recent improvements. It was presented the most updated scenario of crimes against life, using data about the intentional violent deaths (IVD) by region and by state. Then, we approached the topic of the evolution of the firearms market, which has been in the center of debates about violence. The role of organized crime in the country was also discussed as the main violence driver, followed by the description of areas of special concern due to influence of criminal groups, which continue to expand. In the urban areas, the critical issue of drug consumption and the proliferation of crimes associated was explained, in addition to the negative perspective brought up by new synthetic drugs. Lastly, the general condition of the Brazilian prison system was described, as form of alert to the risks it concentrates.

Summary

Every year, the Brazilian Public Security Forum (FBSP) publishes the Brazilian Public Security Yearbook, which is the broadest portrait of Brazilian public security. Relevant data of crimes perpetrated in all the states are collected, organized and analyzed, producing a unique unified description of the current situation and the ongoing trends in the sector. Based on this document, recently released, and on other additional data, researchers found that, in terms of property crimes, robberies are falling, due to changes in people’s life style. By contrast, the number of frauds and cell phone thefts/robberies increased, particularly, those carried out on the virtual environment. Society’s dynamics have not only influenced property crimes, but also drove other types of crimes that are gaining in scope. It is the case of political crimes, stimulated by the on going political polarization. Here too the digital world plays an important new role of giving an anonymous space to people affiliated to ideologies of hate to connect, discuss the topic, plan and stimulate attacks, like those perpetrated in schools recently.

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