Brazil recorded 354 episodes of political violence between Oct. 28, 2024, and Aug. 15, 2026 — one every 44 hours — in what human rights groups Terra de Direitos and Justiça Global call the most violent pre-electoral period in the 10 years they have tracked the phenomenon. The count is 18.4% above the equivalent stretch before the 2024 municipal elections, and it ends the day before this year's campaign officially began.
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