Figures refers to the number of complaints received via the "Disque 100" hotline, a platform for the report of human rights violations, of which police violence is included. 
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Brazil: share of police violence complaints 2019, by state
In 2019, there were nearly *** thousand police violence complaints reported in Brazil. That year, São Paulo was the state with the largest number of complaints, accounting for **** percent of occurrences reported. Rio de Janeiro ranked fourth, with **** percent of registered complaints. The majority of complaint victims in Brazil were men.
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