Even after the October election, Brazil continues to register cases of political violence. A Survey by researchers at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro tallied 103 violent episodes involving politicians and their families between October and November.
Of those, the survey found 59 threats, 19 assaults, 13 homicides, and two kidnappings.
The most violent period of 2022 remains the election campaign, between July and September, when 212 incidents were recorded. Throughout the year, there were more than 500 cases - a number close to that of 2020, the year of the last municipal elections for mayors and city councilors.
A different study by NGOs, reported on by The Brazilian Report in October, had already pointed out that cases of political violence grew by 400 percent compared to 2018 - when President Jair Bolsonaro was elected.
