Brazil’s School Violence Epidemic: A Decade of Escalating Crises

School violence in Brazil surged 254% over the past decade, with reported cases jumping from 3,700 in 2013 to 13,100 in 2023, according to data from São Paulo’s state-funded research foundation FAPESP and the Ministry of Human Rights. Extreme attacks—including premeditated massacres, student-teacher altercations, and self-harm incidents—rose 95-fold during this period, with 2,200 cases linked […]