number of people killed by police officers in Brazil registered a year-on-year increase of nearly five percent points.
In 2020, Brazil recorded over 220 deaths of police officers, the largest figure since, at least, 2017. The following year the number fell to a total of 151. In 2022, the number increased to 173 deaths. Moreover, during 2022, the Number of police officers killed in Brazil in 2017 to 2022
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G1 (Brazil). (July 20, 2023). Number of police officers killed in Brazil in 2017 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181794/number-deaths-police-officers-brazil/
G1 (Brazil). "Number of police officers killed in Brazil in 2017 to 2022." Chart. July 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181794/number-deaths-police-officers-brazil/
G1 (Brazil). (2023). Number of police officers killed in Brazil in 2017 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181794/number-deaths-police-officers-brazil/
G1 (Brazil). "Number of Police Officers Killed in Brazil in 2017 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181794/number-deaths-police-officers-brazil/
G1 (Brazil), Number of police officers killed in Brazil in 2017 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181794/number-deaths-police-officers-brazil/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Number of police officers killed in Brazil in 2017 to 2022 [Graph], G1 (Brazil), July 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181794/number-deaths-police-officers-brazil/