Brazil - 2025 was the safest year in a decade

Homicides are down by 20% in the past three years. Why doesn't Lula get more credit?

Homicides per capita in 2025

In 2025, Brazil had its safest year in over a decade. The national homicide rate dropped below 15 per 100,000.

The data in this post is available from the Brazilian government.

Several high crime states in the North and Northeast experienced over 10% declines in their homicide rates, including Ceara, Pernambuco, Para, and Maran…