The wicked plan to free Brazil’s deadliest drug gang leaders
On February 13, São Paulo state authorities decided to move against the PCC (The First Command of the Capital)—Brazil’s (...) READ MORE
Violence February 19, 2019
Explaining Brazil #47: Brazil’s war on drugs failed. What next?
Our podcast is also available on: Brazil’s war on drugs failed. What next? The world’s so-called war on drugs (...) READ MORE
Brazil’s new plan to deal with drugs
Police raids, arrests, and deaths. For years that has been the extent of Brazil’s policy on drugs. The strategy has (...) READ MORE
Explaining Brazil #46: The rise of urban militias in Rio de Janeiro
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The link between the president’s son and a death squad
The Rio das Pedras militia was created midway through the year 2000. At the time, these groups were seen (...) READ MORE
Taurus getting into cover as Brazil’s gun market gets fierce
Since the beginning of his presidential campaign, Jair Bolsonaro has used his “finger guns” gesture as somewhat of a (...) READ MORE
Bolsonaro to deliver promise and loosen gun laws
Among the most controversial promises of Jair Bolsonaro’s presidential campaign was his pledge to loosen up Brazil’s gun laws. (...) READ MORE
Marielle Franco killed by state agents, says newspaper
Rio de Janeiro Police Department has evidence that the killers of City Councilor Marielle Franco and her driver, Anderson (...) READ MORE
Afro-Brazilian religions in danger in Bolsonaro’s Brazil
Speaking to supporters during a campaign event last year, then-presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro proclaimed: “God is above all. There (...) READ MORE
Prison faction puts Ceará under attack
Since January 2, the state of Ceará has been under attack. Criminals have targeted police stations, banks, and public (...) READ MORE
