Bolsonaro's Brazil plummets in "peace ranking" and consolidates its position as one of the most violent countries in the world.
The country dropped 10 positions and is now ranked 126th out of 163 nations assessed by the Global Peace Index. In addition to violent deaths and armed conflicts, another factor influencing the result was the increase in political violence.
Forum - The IEP (Institute for Economics and Peace, based in Australia), published this Wednesday (10), the 2020 edition of its Global Peace Index, which had as one of the main changes the significant drop in Brazil.
After 17 months of Jair Bolsonaro's government, the country fell ten positions and settled in 126th place among the 163 countries evaluated in the ranking. The result consolidates Brazil as one of the countries in the world most affected by violence in its daily life.
In the case of Brazil, the factors that led to the precipitous drop in the ranking were the increase in violent deaths, armed conflicts, and incarcerations. However, another factor highlighted by the IEP was the increase in political violence, which can be seen in the actions of supporters of Jair Bolsonaro's government.
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