In 2022, at least 34 land activists or environmentalists were murdered in Brazil. In 2017, the homicide of 57 citizens fighting in land conflicts or for environmental causes had been documented, which made it the deadliest year for Brazil based on this type of politically motivated murder since 2013.
Number of land activists and environmental defenders murdered in Brazil from 2013 to 2022
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Global Witness, & BBC. (July 31, 2024). Number of land activists and environmental defenders murdered in Brazil from 2013 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/883900/number-activists-murdered-brazil/
Global Witness, und BBC. "Number of land activists and environmental defenders murdered in Brazil from 2013 to 2022." Chart. July 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/883900/number-activists-murdered-brazil/
Global Witness, BBC. (2024). Number of land activists and environmental defenders murdered in Brazil from 2013 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/883900/number-activists-murdered-brazil/
Global Witness, and BBC. "Number of Land Activists and Environmental Defenders Murdered in Brazil from 2013 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/883900/number-activists-murdered-brazil/
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Number of land activists and environmental defenders murdered in Brazil from 2013 to 2022 [Graph], Global Witness, & BBC, July 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/883900/number-activists-murdered-brazil/
