Governance at a glance
- Government
- Federal presidential republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 35/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 63.8/100 #63
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.784
- HDI
- 0.786
- Regional blocs
- USAN
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Federal presidential republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Brazil | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
| Vice President of Brazil | Geraldo Alckmin |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 19.3/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 16.0/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 1.0% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 35 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.784
- Liberal
- 0.704
- Participatory
- 0.528
- Deliberative
- 0.707
- Egalitarian
- 0.540
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 63.8 / 100
- Global rank
- #63 / 180
- Rank change
- +19 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Amériques
- Political #43
- 61.5
- Economic #66
- 47.3
- Legal #71
- 66.8
- Social #86
- 61.3
- Safety #78
- 82.1
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 63.8 | 63 | 61.5 | 47.3 | 66.8 | 61.3 | 82.1 |
| 2024 | 58.6 | 82 | 57.9 | 44.7 | 66.9 | 57.1 | 66.4 |
| 2023 | 58.7 | 92 | 55.8 | 52.6 | 72.4 | 76.2 | 36.3 |
| 2022 | 55.4 | 110 | 51.6 | 37.6 | 69.7 | 70.0 | 47.9 |
| 2021 | 63.8 | 111 | - | - | - | - | 76.0 |
| 2020 | 66.0 | 107 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 67.2 | 105 | - | - | - | - | 83.9 |
| 2018 | 68.8 | 102 | - | - | - | - | 51.1 |
| 2017 | 66.4 | 103 | - | - | - | - | 41.1 |
| 2016 | 67.4 | 104 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 68.1 | 99 | - | - | - | - | 43.4 |
| 2014 | 66.0 | 111 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 67.3 | 108 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 35.3 | 99 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 16.6 | 58 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 15.9 | 71 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 18.0 | 82 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 25.3 | 84 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 17.2 | 75 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 14.5 | 63 | - | - | - | - | - |