In 2019, there were nearly 1.5 thousand police violence complaints reported in Brazil through the 'Disque 100' hotline. That year, more than two thirds of victims were reported to be male, while the gender of around 16 percent of victims was not reported.
Distribution of police violence complaints in Brazil in 2019, by gender of victim
Figures refers to the number of complaints received via the "Disque 100" hotline, a platform for the report of human rights violations, of which police violence is included.
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Ministério da Mulher, da Família e dos Direitos Humanos (Brazil). (June 22, 2020). Distribution of police violence complaints in Brazil in 2019, by gender of victim [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1181620/distribution-complaints-police-violence-gender-brazil/
Ministério da Mulher, da Família e dos Direitos Humanos (Brazil). "Distribution of police violence complaints in Brazil in 2019, by gender of victim." Chart. June 22, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1181620/distribution-complaints-police-violence-gender-brazil/
Ministério da Mulher, da Família e dos Direitos Humanos (Brazil). (2020). Distribution of police violence complaints in Brazil in 2019, by gender of victim. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1181620/distribution-complaints-police-violence-gender-brazil/
Ministério da Mulher, da Família e dos Direitos Humanos (Brazil). "Distribution of Police Violence Complaints in Brazil in 2019, by Gender of Victim." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jun 2020, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1181620/distribution-complaints-police-violence-gender-brazil/
Ministério da Mulher, da Família e dos Direitos Humanos (Brazil), Distribution of police violence complaints in Brazil in 2019, by gender of victim Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1181620/distribution-complaints-police-violence-gender-brazil/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Distribution of police violence complaints in Brazil in 2019, by gender of victim [Graph], Ministério da Mulher, da Família e dos Direitos Humanos (Brazil), June 22, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1181620/distribution-complaints-police-violence-gender-brazil/
