DESINDUSTRIALIZAÇÃO RELATIVA REGIONAL NO BRASIL (2002-2018).

This article contributes to the research on regional deindustrialization in Brazil. This paper develops and analyzes the relative regional deindustrialization (DRR) indicator from 2002 to 2018, which sought to measure which regions would be most affected by the deindustrialization process in Brazil. The main results were: the main regions "above the national average" were PE, BA and the Midwest states (GO, MT, MS and DF); the main regions "below the national average" were: PA, RN, ES, RJ and RS; and the other states were close to the "national average". In conclusion, the results for the "national average" and "above the national average" states do not exclude regional deindustrialization, but for the regions "below the national average", they raise greater concerns about the phenomenon. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]