PEBodyCount [1] [pt] blog has counted 4,525 homicides in 2008 in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. In 2007 there were 4,592 and in 2006, 4,638. “We still have more than 4,500 murders (a year). It is a baseline that puts our state among the most violent places in the world.” 59 homicides have been registered already in 2009.
Brazil: “We counted 4,525 homicides in 2008″
· Written by Paula Góes
Categories: Latin America, Brazil, Digital Activism, Governance, Law