Recorded cases of racism and homophobia soar in Brazil

The records of racism jumped from 1.464 cases in 2021 to 2.458 in 2022. The national rate in 2022 was 1,66 cases per 100 inhabitants, an increase of 67% compared to the previous year. The states with the highest rates, according to the yearbook, were: Rondônia (5,8 cases per 100 thousand inhabitants), Amapá (5,2), Sergipe (4,8), Acre (3,3), and Holy Spirit (3,1).

Records of racial insults also increased. In 2021 there were 10.814 cases and, in 2022, 10.990. The rate in 2022 was 7,63 per 100 inhabitants, 32,3% higher than the previous year (5,77). The federation units with the highest rates were the Federal District (22,5 cases per 100 thousand inhabitants), Santa Catarina (20,3), and Mato Grosso do Sul (17).

The crime of racism by homophobia ou Transphobia there were 488 cases registered in 2022 in the country, compared to 326 in 2021. The national rate per 100 thousand inhabitants in 2022 was 0,44 – 53,6% higher than the previous year. The states with the highest rates were: Federal District (2,4), Rio Grande do Sul (1,1), and Goiás (0,9).

“As for data regarding LGBTQIA+ victims of bodily harm, homicide and rape, we continue to experience extremely high underreporting. As usual, the State demonstrates that it is not incapable, because it has the administrative capacity and human resources to do so, but is disinterested in addressing and solving it”, says the text.

According to the yearbook, ANTRA counted, in 2022, 131 trans and transvestite homicide victims. The GGB registered 256 LGBTQIA+ victims of the same crime in 2022. “The State was able to count 163, 63% of what the civil society organization counted, demonstrating that official statistics provide little information about the reality of violence against LGBTQIA+ in the country”.

“If databases are primary instruments of social transformation, what does the production of disinformative official data say about the destination we are heading towards in combating hate crimes in Brazil?” questionor the text of the yearbook.

(With Brazil Agency)

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