São Paulo’s Crime Puzzle: Record Lows, Rising Violence

2026-02-04 - 10:55

Key Points São Paulo achieved its lowest robbery rate in 25 years, yet nine wealthy neighborhoods saw crime surge up to 35.5% as criminals simply relocated Your stolen phone funds a R$112 billion ($19 billion) fraud industry—Brazil now ranks second globally in cyberattacks, with 28 million scam cases in 2025 alone The same government celebrating