SUICÍDIO DE POLICIAIS CIVIS E MILITARES NO BRASIL: UMA ANÁLISE COMPARATIVA ENTRE 2020 E 2024, SEGUNDO OS 16º, 17º E 18º ANUÁRIOS BRASILEIROS DE SEGURANÇA PÚBLICA.

This scientific article aims to analyze the suicide rates of police officers, specifically military and civilian police, and to make a comparison of the data presented in the 17th and 18th Yearbooks of the Brazilian Public Security Forum. For this study, a quantitative method was used, with a descriptive objective and documentary research as the procedural approach. The first objective is to analyze the concept of suicide as a social problem and its relationship with the right to life and the conditions of dignified work. Subsequently, the goal is to examine the compiled data related to suicide rates among police officers at the national level, as well as to conduct a comparative analysis of the presented information.