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15 cases Global sources
The main drivers for assassinations in Brazil were political and organized crime. The cases reflected the intrinsic connection between crime and politics in the country, particularly in the southern states. The victims in majority belonged to the politics and governance category, a reflection of the string of killings of politicians in 2019 and 2020, which were pre-election and election years. Environmental related killings were also recorded in the dataset and highly concentrated in the Amazon region.
Main statistics
Motive
10 (67%)
Organized crime
Target Group
5 (33%)
Local community
Gender
15 (100%)
Male
Method
13 (87%)
Shot
Number of cases over time
Distribution of case numbers by category
target group
target group
motive
motive
method
method
perpetrator
perpetrator
gender
gender
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Time series
target group
Jan
target group
Jan-2019
Jan-2019
2 cases
- Security (1)
- Illicit market (1)
Feb
Mar
target group
Mar-2019
Mar-2019
1 cases
- Politics & governance (1)
Apr
May
target group
May-2019
May-2019
1 cases
- Security (1)
Jun
target group
Jun-2019
Jun-2019
1 cases
- Private sector (1)
Jul
target group
Jul-2019
Jul-2019
1 cases
- Local community (1)
Aug
Set
target group
Set-2019
Set-2019
2 cases
- Private sector (1)
- Politics & governance (1)
Oct
Nov
target group
Nov-2019
Nov-2019
1 cases
- Local community (1)
Dec
2019
Jan
Feb
target group
Feb-2020
Feb-2020
3 cases
- Illicit market (2)
- Politics & governance (1)
Mar
target group
Mar-2020
Mar-2020
2 cases
- Local community (2)
Apr
target group
Apr-2020
Apr-2020
1 cases
- Local community (1)
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Set
Oct
Nov
Dec
2020
Time series
motive
Jan
motive
Jan-2019
Jan-2019
2 cases
- Organized crime (2)
Feb
Mar
motive
Mar-2019
Mar-2019
1 cases
- Political (1)
Apr
May
motive
May-2019
May-2019
1 cases
- Organized crime (1)
Jun
motive
Jun-2019
Jun-2019
1 cases
- Organized crime (1)
Jul
motive
Jul-2019
Jul-2019
1 cases
- Organized crime (1)
Aug
Set
motive
Set-2019
Set-2019
2 cases
- Political (1)
- Organized crime (1)
Oct
Nov
motive
Nov-2019
Nov-2019
1 cases
- Organized crime (1)
Dec
2019
Jan
Feb
motive
Feb-2020
Feb-2020
3 cases
- Political (1)
- Organized crime (2)
Mar
motive
Mar-2020
Mar-2020
2 cases
- Political (1)
- Organized crime (1)
Apr
motive
Apr-2020
Apr-2020
1 cases
- Political (1)
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Set
Oct
Nov
Dec
2020
Time series
method
Jan
method
Jan-2019
Jan-2019
2 cases
- Shot (2)
Feb
Mar
method
Mar-2019
Mar-2019
1 cases
- Shot (1)
Apr
May
method
May-2019
May-2019
1 cases
- Shot (1)
Jun
method
Jun-2019
Jun-2019
1 cases
- Shot (1)
Jul
method
Jul-2019
Jul-2019
1 cases
- Stabbed (1)
Aug
Set
method
Set-2019
Set-2019
2 cases
- Shot (2)
Oct
Nov
method
Nov-2019
Nov-2019
1 cases
- Shot (1)
Dec
2019
Jan
Feb
method
Feb-2020
Feb-2020
3 cases
- Shot (3)
Mar
method
Mar-2020
Mar-2020
2 cases
- Shot (2)
Apr
method
Apr-2020
Apr-2020
1 cases
- Beaten (1)
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Set
Oct
Nov
Dec
2020
Time series
perpetrator
Jan
perpetrator
Jan-2019
Jan-2019
2 cases
- Organized crime (1)
- Not reported (1)
Feb
Mar
perpetrator
Mar-2019
Mar-2019
1 cases
- Not reported (1)
Apr
May
perpetrator
May-2019
May-2019
1 cases
- Organized crime (1)
Jun
perpetrator
Jun-2019
Jun-2019
1 cases
- Not reported (1)
Jul
perpetrator
Jul-2019
Jul-2019
1 cases
- Organized crime (1)
Aug
Set
perpetrator
Set-2019
Set-2019
2 cases
- Not reported (1)
- Organized crime (1)
Oct
Nov
perpetrator
Nov-2019
Nov-2019
1 cases
- Organized crime (1)
Dec
2019
Jan
Feb
perpetrator
Feb-2020
Feb-2020
3 cases
- State representative (2)
- Not reported (1)
Mar
perpetrator
Mar-2020
Mar-2020
2 cases
- State representative (1)
- Organized crime (1)
Apr
perpetrator
Apr-2020
Apr-2020
1 cases
- Not reported (1)
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Set
Oct
Nov
Dec
2020
Time series
gender
Jan
gender
Jan-2019
Jan-2019
2 cases
- Male (2)
Feb
Mar
gender
Mar-2019
Mar-2019
1 cases
- Male (1)
Apr
May
gender
May-2019
May-2019
1 cases
- Male (1)
Jun
gender
Jun-2019
Jun-2019
1 cases
- Male (1)
Jul
gender
Jul-2019
Jul-2019
1 cases
- Male (1)
Aug
Set
gender
Set-2019
Set-2019
2 cases
- Male (2)
Oct
Nov
gender
Nov-2019
Nov-2019
1 cases
- Male (1)
Dec
2019
Jan
Feb
gender
Feb-2020
Feb-2020
3 cases
- Male (3)
Mar
gender
Mar-2020
Mar-2020
2 cases
- Male (2)
Apr
gender
Apr-2020
Apr-2020
1 cases
- Male (1)