Taxa de homicídios no Brasil (2016-2019) : evidências socioeconômicas sob a ótica racial

Abstract

This study addresses the relationship between homicide rates in Brazil (2016 to 2019) and racial and socioeconomic issues, as violence in the country disproportionately affects the black and mixed-race population. In this sense, this study seeks to relate the situation of racial deprivation and inequality to the homicide rate to highlight the elasticities of vulnerability in relation to lethal violence. The results corroborate the empirical evidence discussed in the literature review that black or mixed-race individuals are more exposed to the risks of violence and violent death, due to the social and economic vulnerability they face, reflecting a context of racial inequality in the country. This is a persistent problem over time, considering the persistence of the differential in homicide rates between black or mixed-race individuals and other groups, as well as the modest reduction in racial deprivation inequality. These are elements that draw attention to the need for social policies.