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Violence has important consequences for the people who experience it, for families and for societies. It becomes an even greater challenge for disabled persons (DP), who face various kinds of barriers and suffer all kinds of discrimination, prejudice, stigma and oppression. This work aimed to analyze the panorama of violence against DP from the characterization of cases of violence reported in the Ministry of Health's Violence and Accident Surveillance System (Viva) by Brazilian's health services. The profile of the DP in violence's situation, the type of violence perpetrated against this people and the profile of the probable perpetrators of violence allow us to understand the context of vulnerability and exclusion to which the DP are immersed. It conducted a descriptive epidemiological analysis of violence reported against DP between 2011 and 2017. To this end, it used the Pearson chi-square test, with a 95% confidence interval, to assess differences between proportions by sex. It showed that, in most of the reported cases, the victim is female (67%), white (50.7%; p < 0,001), adults (61.6%; p < 0,001) and mentally disabled (58.1%; p < 0,001). It highlighted the notification of physical violence (51.6%; p = 0,107), psychological/moral violence (23,0%; p < 0,001), neglect / abandonment (15,0%; p < 0,001) and sexual violence (12.2%; p < 0.001). The probable perpetrators are predominantly family and close partners (58,0%; p < 0.001). It is concluded that there are enormous challenges related to the confrontation of violence against DP in Brazil, such as the dissemination of information on the subject. Thus, this work is intended to subsidize public policies to combat violence against DP from the knowledge of its panorama, in addition to supporting awareness raising actions among society, health professionals and public managers. The reported cases of violence against DP indicate predominantly female, white, adult and mentally disabled victims, occurrence of physical violence and by aggressor family members or close partners. The analysis of the panorama of violence against people with disabilities allows subsidizing actions and public policies to combat this type of violence.