Variations in Homicide in the Triângulo Mineiro (Minas Gerais): Factional Conflict and Analytical Time

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https://doi.org/10.4322/dilemas.v19.n2.65781

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homicides, factional conflict, multi-method, urban violence, quantitative series

Abstract

Over the last two decades, homicide rates in Brazil have varied greatly across time and space. However, we observe little variation in the preferred victim profile. Based on the case of the Triângulo Mineiro region, we propose to interpret this phenomenon of variations in homicide rates by considering the analytical time of sociological transition between different orders of regulation of lethal violence. The preferred victim profile does not vary because these deaths are subject to strong regulation of lethal violence. We used a multi-method approach with analyses of summaries of lethal conflicts in relation to rates disaggregated by sociodemographic profiles. Our results reinforce the hypothesis that factional conflict directly impacts fluctuations in aggregated rates.

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Thalia Marques, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brazil

Is a PhD candidate on the Postgraduate Programme in Sociology at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar, Brazil), where she also obtained her master’s degree, with a doctoral research period at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA, Argentina). She holds a degree in Social Sciences from the Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU, Brazil) and previously undertook a research stay at the National University of San Martín (UNSAM, Buenos Aires, Argentina).

Gabriel Feltran, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France; Sciences Po, Paris, France

Is Research Director at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS, Paris, France) and a Full Professor at Sciences Po (Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris, France). He holds a PhD from the Postgraduate Programme in Social Sciences at the State University of Campinas (Unicamp, Brazil), where he undertook a doctoral research stay at the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (EHESS, Paris, France), and a master’s degree from the Postgraduate Programme in Political Science at Unicamp.

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2026-09-22

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Vol. 19 No. 2 (2026): MAI/JUN/JUL/AGO

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