Brazil
Capital city — Brasilia
Country population
i2018Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
Type of government
Human Development Index
i2016/ UNDPName of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of prisoners
Prison density
Total number of prison facilities
i2016An NPM has been established
Female prisoners
Percentage of untried prisoners
Death penalty is abolished
Yes, for Common Law crimessince 1979
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Overview
Prison population
Organisation
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Ministry of Justice
Prison facilities
Total number of prison facilities
1,149
i
2016
Total official capacity of the prison facilities
404,945
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2018
/ ICPR