In 2013 [alone], 54,269 people were murdered in the country. The number corresponds to a crowded Itaquerão stadium, as in the opening match of the World Cup, only of corpses. This is a rate of 26.9 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants. The World Health Organization (WHO) considers the violence that causes more than ten victims per 100,000 inhabitants to be epidemic or out of control (37).
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Through different studies, researchers have been able to conclude that the driving forces behind this high rate of violence are Brazil’s transition from an authoritarian to a democratic state, its high levels of social inequality and discrimination, the high incidence of crime in the country, and the lack of accountability within the police force. All these aspects contribute to this climate of violence. Nonetheless, many people have tried different policies and reforms in order to help Brazil’s police brutality problem. However, there is much more work need if Brazil wants to cure this fatal