Terrorism in Brazil
The risk of terrorist attacks in Brazil over the past years can be classified as almost insignificant. Compared to other countries here are only quite a few incedents. Over the past 5 years a total number of 10 terrorist incidents has been recorded, in which 5 people have lost their lives.In 1 incedents a total of 1 people have been kidnapped or taken as hostage.
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Most frequent attack targets in Brazil
(2013 to 2017)| Target | Attacks | Killed | Injured | Hostages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journalists & Media | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Religious institutions | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Private citizens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| NGO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Transportation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Most affected regions
(2013 to 2017)| Region | Attacks | Killed | Injured | Hostages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sao Paulo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rio de Janeiro | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Minas Gerais | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Federal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Maranhao | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
All information sourced from the "National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism" (START) and its Global Terrorism Database. An act of terrorism is concidered every incident which is aimed at attaining a political, economic, religious, or social goal, but not for pure profit motives. In addition these incidents must not be legitimized by warfare activities, listet in the Geneva Conventions of 1949.