International Centre for Prison Studies
| Country | BRAZIL | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Justice | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Departamento Penitenciario Nacional (DEPEN) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | Esplanada dos Ministérios, Ministério da Justiça, Bloco T. Anexo II, 6° andar, Brasilia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +55 21 61 3429
3187 fax: +55 21 61 3429 9347 Web: www.mj.gov.br/depen |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title)
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Augusto Rossini
Director General (Diretor Geral)
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners)
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549,577
at June 2012 (national prison administration - 508,357 in prison
system, 41,220 in police facilities)
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population)
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276
based on an estimated national population of 198.9 million at June
2012 (from CELADE figures)
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population)
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37.6%
(of those in prison system, June 2012)
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population)
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6.6%
(June 2012)
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population)
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0%
(June 2012 - under 18)
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population)
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0.7%
(of those in prison system, June 2012)
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| Number of establishments /
institutions
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1,420
(June 2012)
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| Official capacity of prison system | 319,075
(June 2012 - 309,074 in prison system, 10,001 in police facilities)
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity)
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172.2%
(June 2012)
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate)
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