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Brazil
Capital city —
Brasilia
Country population
207,690,000
i
2018
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
323
i
2018
/
ICPR
Type of government
Federal Republic with presidential regi…
Human Development Index
0.754
i
2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
670,111
i
2018
/
ICPR
Prison density
163 %
i
2018
/
ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
1,149
i
2016
An NPM has been established
Yes, created in 2013
Female prisoners
6.7 %
i
2018
/
ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
36.2 %
i
2018
/
ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
Yes, for Common Law crimes
since 1979
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Special populations
Women
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Special populations
Female prisoners
6.7 %
(44,700)
i
2018
/
ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
36.2 %
(242,392)
i
2018
/
ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
Yes, for Common Law crimes
since 1979
Number and percentage of foreign prisoners
0.4 %
i
2016
/
ICPR
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