Talk:Crime in Brazil

NPOV
This article is clearly biased. -- 201.69.46.220 (talk) 11:28, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
 * It's not biased. What our eyes are still able to see is a really bad picture created by the actual situation and supported by the statistical data. The crime rates are really high in Brazil. Yodaki (talk) 00:23, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

The information like "crime in Brazil has a high rate" are properly cited.  Otolemur crassicaudatus  (talk) 23:57, 20 February 2008 (UTC)


 * We need a careful study with various countries, to verify it. The sources claiming that "Brazil has a high rate" seems not to be reliable. Carlosguitar (Yes Executor?) 17:49, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
 * The claim is supported by Bureau of Consular Affairs which is a reliable source. Bureau of Consular Affairs states "Crime throughout Brazil has reached very high levels".  Otolemur crassicaudatus  (talk) 18:09, 29 April 2008 (UTC)


 * It is not a reliable source just because Bureau of Consular Affairs states it. What is normal and low level of crime? How they measured that Brazil has very high level of crime? Brazil has a very high level of crime compared to what? We need the criteria to verify it and Bureau of Consular Affairs are not explaining how they measured it. If Brazil has high level of homicide rate then we must add the homicide rate, not simply throw that Brazil has high rate of crime. Carlosguitar (Yes Executor?) 20:41, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

The domestic violence section is clearly biased first, sources are biased, for example, this CNN article was used as a source and says that "Every day, 10 women are killed in domestic violence cases in a country known for its glorious models, according to a new study released Sunday", referring to the Map of Violence 2010, however, the Map of Violence 2010 does not provide a breakdown in domestic vs non-domestic violence, to get to that number, CNN has assumed that all violence against women is domestic violence, which is false, it's estimated that between 33,2% and roughly 40% of that number are murders from partners or ex-partners and 50% comes from any relative. Second, the BBC article linked in the sources use a quote from Dilma Rousseff to claim that 15 women are killed daily in Brazil, that's a female homicide rate that has nothing to do with domestic violence, also, it's not possible to know which study she's talking about, and lastly, using Dilma's data on a domestic violence study is literally using feminist data to talk about domestic violence, of course it's going to be biased there's a conflict of interest there. And the last source is also about female homicides and should not be in the domestic violence section. The conclusion is that all sources in the domestic violence section are either biased or don't talk about about domestic violence at all. This section should be completely removed and reformulated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Edudw (talk • contribs) 12:47, 19 December 2018 (UTC)

Grammar
Many grammatical errors exist in this article. I have the feeling that a Brazilian(s) wrote some of the article. I appreciate their contribution; however, someone needs to take care of the grammar.Aaron Eicoff (talk) 13:21, 17 November 2008 (UTC)nscarnot


 * Please WP:Be bold to correct them. Brazilians may not know which grammar errors there are in this article. Cheers. Carlosguitar (Yes Executor?) 16:54, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Papal condemnation
I found this interesting source on crime in Brazil where Benedict condemns all the drug traffickers ; it is close to being relevant to the given topic. 69.157.229.153 (talk) 12:53, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

Map of violence 2010
Hi, there is useful informations from Julio Jacobo Waiselfisz's report

If one has time, please see Mapa da Violência 2010: Anatomia de Homicídios no Brasil and update the article. Carlosguitar (Yes Executor?) 20:54, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

Brazil Crime Updates: Challenges and Solutions
One way to improve this article would be to update some of the information that it gives as well as go into more detail about the specific information. Much of the information in the article dates back to 2010 or earlier. As 2012 draws to a close it would be a good time to update some of the information. In the article "The battle for peace in the slums" published in June 2012, the author, Andrew Purcell, states that although Brazil has become the sixth-largest economy in the world it still ranks 84th on the UN Human Development Index (p.78). This article then goes on to explore crime in the favelas around Rio including a current discussion on the four main gangs in the city (Purcell, 2012). Finally, this article brings in the importance of the upcoming World Cup in Brazil in 2014 and the Olympics in 2016 as a motivation for Brazil to continue to reduce crime (Purcell, 2012).

The article "Brazil's Top Cop; Josa Mariano Beltrame did what everybody in Rio de Janeiro thought impossible--pacify two of the city's most drug-infested, crime-ridden favelas. Welcome to the shantytown counterinsurgency" by Mac Margolis published in May 2011 is another good article that can update the information on this page. It takes an in-depth look at the current methods being used by the police in Rio de Janeiro to eliminate crime, especially in the favelas (Margolis, 2011). The author (Margolis, 2011) credits Josa Beltrame for denouncing the old-boy network of corrupt cops that participated in crime in Brazil and for focusing on eliminating crime and violence in the Rio. This article cites current statistics about the drop in crime as well as acknowledges that crime still threatens to "derail" Brazil's incredible economic growth and stability (Margolis, 2011, p.0).

One of the most important updates that can be made to this page about crime in Brazil is the addition of a paragraph or section about the huge international sporting events that will take place in Brazil in the upcoming years. Brazil will host the World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics in 2016. The article "Country struggles to rise to sporting occasions" by Harvey Morris (2010) discusses some of the initial fears about crime in Brazil affecting these events. It is a major achievement for a Latin American Country to host these events, however, the crime in Brazil continues to preoccupy event organizers, participants and tourists (Morris, 2010). Particularly the author (Morris, 2010) cites high rates of violent crime as well as some of the "bloody" tactics that the police in Brazil use to counter the crime. Morris (2010) briefly discusses part of Brazil's plan to combat crime by increasing the number of military police in Rio as well as improving the training of civil police.


 * I agree. Many of the states seem about a decade old. Subnational variation could be added as well given the significant substate variation in crime. Ruby2017 (talk) 19:14, 13 February 2023 (UTC)

Juvenile Crime in Brazil
I am doing research for one of my classes and thought it might be good if I added some juvenile crime to this page. I plan on getting some information on violent crimes, murder rates, robberies, child prostitution, drug usage, and gang violence. I plan on adding as much information as I can find to this. I also will plan on editing the page as a whole from making it more neutral to grammatical errors. My plans for the next few weeks are to read the articles that I have added to this page and finalize my section about juvenile crime. Maggiejo10 (talk) 19:03, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

This is my bibliography for the work that I am going to be posting to this page. Here they are:

''Exposure to violence in incarcerated youth from the city of São Paulo'' Huculak, S., McLennan, J., & Bordin, I. (2011). Exposure to violence in incarcerated youth from the city of São Paulo. Revista Brasileira De Psiquiatria (São Paulo, Brazil: 1999), 33(3), 275-282.

''Trafficking among youth in conflict with the law in Sa˜o Paulo, Brazil'' McLennan, J. D., Bordin, I., Bennett, K., Rigato, F., & Brinkerhoff, M. (2008). Trafficking among youth in conflict with the law in São Paulo, Brazil. Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology, 43(10), 816-823. doi:10.1007/s00127-008-0365-6

Violence in street culture: Cross-cultural comparison of youth groups and criminal gangs. Zdun, S. (2008). Violence in street culture: Cross-cultural comparison of youth groups and criminal gangs. New Directions For Youth Development, 2008(119), 39-54. doi:10.1002/yd.272 Maggiejo10 (talk) 18:49, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

Obvious errors
The opening paragraph states that Brazil's murder rate is over 66,000 per 100,000 residents, which would deplete the country's entire population in less than two years. Can someone please correct this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 14.201.71.3 (talk) 03:42, 18 May 2013 (UTC)

Dubious statement
The statement "It is believed that most life-threatening crime in Brazil can be traced back to drug trade and alcoholism" is highly dubious. Foirst of all, the first link does not work, and the second refers to crack cocaine. It gives the impression that most of the murders in Brazil are linked to drugs and alcoholism, which is not correct. There are many deaths linked to pure robberies. And when talking about deaths related to drugs, the most important factor is mostr likely disuputes in gangs. My suggestion is to simply delete this statement, but I prefer to add this comment here first. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Maxmi91 (talk • contribs) 12:29, 3 February 2017 (UTC)

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"Endoladores"
That word doesn't exist in Portuguese, as far as I know. It should be "enroladores" or "embaladores". --179.183.225.215 (talk) 05:49, 3 September 2017 (UTC)

Rape
Any figures about rape-rates available?

Apparently contradiction
moving here for resolution: Elinruby (talk) 02:38, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

placing Brazil in the top 20 countries by intentional homicide rate. In international crime rankings however, Brazil is generally not considered amongst the top 20 most dangerous countries in the world but top 50 with many homicides being between gangs and not affecting the general populace and no large scale wars. Elinruby (talk) 02:38, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

Uncited happy talk
From #Crime dynamics: "The UPP program has so far proven its worth by significantly reducing the number of homicides, while also reducing violent crime rates in general. Local residents are mostly positive about the program and an overwhelming number of residents felt safer." Elinruby (talk) 02:23, 17 July 2023 (UTC)