Brazil recorded 45,747 homicides in 2023, marking a 20.3% decline since 2013 and the lowest rate in 11 years at 21.2 deaths per 100,000 people. Firearms caused 71.6% of these deaths, with Amapá (57.4/100k) and Bahia (43.9/100k) suffering rates far above the national average. The drop reflects truces between major gangs and demographic shifts but […]
