Homicides in Brazil
individual analysis in period 2006-2019
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https://doi.org/10.31060/rbsp.2024.v18.n1.1744Keywords:
Homicides, Inequality, DevelopmentAbstract
The aim of this article is to verify empirically the homicides death in Brazil between 2006-2019 according to individual characteristics. Based on literature examination dedicated to the theme of violence, with emphasis on homicide causes, in the field of Economy, Criminology, and Sociology, this article investigated the microdata from DATASUS MIS (Mortality Information System), which gathers all deaths in the country at considered period. The estimated results confirm the causality pointed out in the literature: the increasing in schooling and age reduce the chances of homicide. The results also show that the possibility of homicide death increases by up to 5 times if the individual is man, and more than 100% if the individual is black or brown; if the individual is white, the chances of homicide death are 60% lower.
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