Where Is War

Is there a war in Brazil?

Yes. UCDP lists 8 active armed conflicts with fighting recorded in Brazil.

None at war level (1,000+ deaths in a year). Largest: Comando Vermelho - PCC, 188 deaths in 2025.

Updated 30 October 2026 · UCDP data through 30 September 2026 · View on map →

Deaths recorded in Brazil in 2025

0in state-based fighting
538in fighting between armed groups
81in attacks on civilians (one-sided violence)

UCDP GED Global 26.1: best estimates for events located in Brazil (as UCDP places them), by type of violence. The three are shown separately, as UCDP counts them, and are not added together here.

The conflicts

Each conflict as UCDP defines it: a dispute with at least 25 battle-related deaths in a year. Figures are UCDP best estimates; the newest months are preliminary and can change. UCDP does not record who started each clash.

Armed conflictNon-state conflict (between armed groups) · UCDP start year 2015

Comando Vermelho - PCC

188deaths in 2025UCDP Non-State Conflict Dataset 26.1
112deaths in Jan–Sep 2026preliminary · UCDP Candidate Events Dataset 26.01.26.09
2,887total 2015–2025sum of the UCDP yearly figures below (11 years listed)

Who is fighting: Comando Vermelho vs PCC

2015: 382016: 352017: 642018: 1762019: 2392020: 1962021: 2142022: 4482023: 7142024: 5752025: 1882026: 112 (Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary)
2015highest: 7142026*

* Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary (hatched). Grey: year not in the dataset (UCDP lists a conflict-year only with at least 25 deaths).

Latest recorded fighting: September 2026

Figures by year
YearDeaths (best estimate)
Jan–Sep 2026 preliminary112
2025188
2024575
2023714
2022448
2021214
2020196
2019239
2018176
201764
201635
201538

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Armed conflictNon-state conflict (between armed groups) · UCDP start year 2019

Bonde dos 40 - PCC

70deaths in 2025UCDP Non-State Conflict Dataset 26.1
529total 2022–2025sum of the UCDP yearly figures below (4 years listed)

Who is fighting: Bonde dos 40 vs PCC

2019: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2020: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2021: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2022: 1552023: 1662024: 1382025: 70
2019highest: 1662025

Grey: year not in the dataset (UCDP lists a conflict-year only with at least 25 deaths).

Latest recorded fighting: August 2025

Figures by year
YearDeaths (best estimate)
202570
2024138
2023166
2022155

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Armed conflictNon-state conflict (between armed groups) · UCDP start year 2015

PCC - Sindicato do Crime

54deaths in 2025UCDP Non-State Conflict Dataset 26.1
345total 2017–2025sum of the UCDP yearly figures below (6 years listed)

Who is fighting: PCC vs Sindicato do Crime

2015: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2016: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2017: 372018: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2019: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2020: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2021: 542022: 292023: 1092024: 622025: 54
2015highest: 1092025

Grey: year not in the dataset (UCDP lists a conflict-year only with at least 25 deaths).

Latest recorded fighting: December 2025

Figures by year
YearDeaths (best estimate)
202554
202462
2023109
202229
202154
201737

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Armed conflictNon-state conflict (between armed groups) · UCDP start year 2025

Comando Vermelho - Família Terror Amapá

51deaths in 2025UCDP Non-State Conflict Dataset 26.1
49deaths in Jan–Sep 2026preliminary · UCDP Candidate Events Dataset 26.01.26.09

Who is fighting: Comando Vermelho vs Família Terror Amapá

2025: 512026: 49 (Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary)
2025highest: 512026*

* Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary (hatched). Grey: year not in the dataset (UCDP lists a conflict-year only with at least 25 deaths).

Latest recorded fighting: September 2026

Figures by year
YearDeaths (best estimate)
Jan–Sep 2026 preliminary49
202551

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Armed conflictNon-state conflict (between armed groups) · UCDP start year 2019

GDE, PCC - Sindicato do Crime

50deaths in 2025UCDP Non-State Conflict Dataset 26.1
17deaths in Jan–Sep 2026preliminary · UCDP Candidate Events Dataset 26.01.26.09
667total 2020–2025sum of the UCDP yearly figures below (6 years listed)

Who is fighting: GDE, PCC vs Sindicato do Crime

2019: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2020: 642021: 832022: 2242023: 1232024: 1232025: 502026: 17 (Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary)
2019highest: 2242026*

* Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary (hatched). Grey: year not in the dataset (UCDP lists a conflict-year only with at least 25 deaths).

Latest recorded fighting: February 2026

Figures by year
YearDeaths (best estimate)
Jan–Sep 2026 preliminary17
202550
2024123
2023123
2022224
202183
202064

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3 more conflicts in Brazil

Conflict (UCDP)2025Jan–Sep 2026
preliminary
Bonde dos 40 - Comando Vermelho
Bonde dos 40 vs Comando Vermelho		44–Map
Bonde dos 13, PCC - Comando Vermelho
Bonde dos 13, PCC vs Comando Vermelho		35–Map
Comando Vermelho - Terceiro Comando Puro
Comando Vermelho vs Terceiro Comando Puro		3228Map

Military personnel

762,000own armed forces (2020)World Bank / IISS · active + paramilitary

Foreign military personnel in Brazil

United States57

assigned · 31 Aug 2026 · DoD DMDC

Other countries may have forces here; only official, reusable figures are shown.

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