Brazil
Capital city — Brasilia
Country population
i2020Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i12/2020Type of government
Human Development Index
0.765(84/188)
iHomicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
iName of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of incarcerated people
i12/2020Prison density
i12/2020Total number of prison facilities
i08/2019An NPM has been established
Number and percentage of incarcerated w…
i2020Number and percentage of incarcerated c…
i12/2020Number and percentage of people awaitin…
i2020The death penalty is abolished
yes, since 1979for common law cr…
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Overview
Prison population
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
381
i
12/2020
Total number of incarcerated people
811,707
i
12/2020
Prison density
146.8 %
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12/2020
Organisation
Name of authority in charge of the prison administration
Ministry of Justice
Prison facilities
Total number of prison facilities
2,608
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08/2019