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Police use of deadly force in democracies: the Philippines and Brazil (DFG final report)
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Abstract This project examined the paradox of democratic states employing excessive force against their own citizens, focusing on subnational variation in police use of deadly force. It studied two high-violence countries (the Philippines and Brazil) that shifted toward hardline policing after new presidents... view more
This project examined the paradox of democratic states employing excessive force against their own citizens, focusing on subnational variation in police use of deadly force. It studied two high-violence countries (the Philippines and Brazil) that shifted toward hardline policing after new presidents took office in 2016, leading to a sharp rise in deadly police violence. In the Philippines, this followed Rodrigo Duterte's election. In Brazil, it began under Michel Temer and continued under Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2022).... view less
Keywords
Philippines; Brazil; police; violence; prosecution; populism; democracy; international comparison; Southeast Asia; Latin America
Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Criminal Sociology, Sociology of Law
Free Keywords
Sicherheitskräfte; politisch motivierte Gewaltanwendung; gezielte Tötung
Document language
English
Publication Year
2026
Page/Pages
13 p.
Status
Primary Publication; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-NoDerivs 4.0
FundingFunded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) - Project number 439281758