Among Brazil’s five regions, the Central-West had the third worst rate of violent intentional deaths (IVD) in 2022. The region had 22.6 IVDs per 100,000 inhabitants. In addition to the South, where the IVD rate rose by 3.4%, the Central-West was the second region where this factor increased. On the other hand, it amassed the smallest total number of violent deaths.
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Central-West’s Violent Deaths
From 2021 to 2022, the Central-West Region had a 0.8% increase – the second biggest one among the regions – in the total number of intentional violent deaths – intentional homicides, robberies followed by murder, intentional bodily injury followed by death, and feminicides, which represent more 71 deaths. Cases went from 3,614 to 3,685.
The increase, amid a general decrease in the number of IVDs in the country is explained by local media sources as the result of a state dispute between the country’s two major factions, the Red Command and the First Capital Command (PCC). The PCC is now interested in dominating the Mato Grosso border route with Bolivia.
Mato Grosso – State with the Worst Results
Mato Grosso was the state with the worst results in the Central-West region, with 29.3 violent intentional deaths per 100,000 inhabitants. The state reached this position after an 18.9% increase in the number of IVDs recorded. Deaths reported moved from 889, in 2021, to 1,072, in 2022. Goiás ranked in second place, in terms of IVD rate, the state had rate of 25.2. Still, the absolute number was above that of Mato Grosso, 1,780.
Sorriso (MT), Among the 50 Most Violent
This was the region with the smallest number of cities in the rank of the country’s most violent cities. Only of its cities appeared on the ranking, Sorriso, in Mato Grosso. The city was the 6th most violent in the country, after authorities reported 70.5 violent deaths per 100,000 inhabitants.
The largest producer of soybeans and corn in the country, Sorriso has been the stage of a series of confrontations between the Red Command (CV) and the dissidents who were not accepting the policy implemented to share profits generated by drug trafficking and taxes paid to the faction. Unhappy with the situation, a group abandoned the faction from Rio and set up a new group, Tropa Castelar. It was quickly exterminated by the CV and the remaining members joined the First Capital Command (PCC) in search of support and security.
Campo Grande – Most Violent CapitalThe worst security conditions according to the IVD rate, was that of the capital of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul. The city not only had a 15.6% increase in violent deaths, with absolute numbers going from 131 to 153, moving the IVD rate from 14.7 to 17. However, in terms of absolute numbers, this title went to the Federal District, with 318 deaths.
Source: 2023 Brazilian Public Security Yearbook
