9 de July de 2019
Violent crime has undermined democracy in Latin America
The greatest wave of democratisation in history is receding - and crime and violence are...
24 de April de 2019
Brazil’s Murder Rate Finally Fell—and by a Lot
One of the world’s most homicidal countries just registered the sharpest overall decline of lethal...
8 de March de 2019
Brazil’s Bolsonaro tweets a lewd video, evoking outrage
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro tweeted a sexually explicit video of a man touching himself late...
21 de February de 2019
Brazil, With Most Homicides in the World, Moves to Loosen Gun Laws
Brazil has a crime problem. It is the country with the most homicides in the world, registering...
21 de February de 2019
Federal security force dispatched to stop wave of violence in Brazil’s Ceara state
A wave of violence that has swept across the state of Ceara in the last...
21 de February de 2019
In Mexico and Brazil, Mano Dura Gains Ground Left and Right
Faced with an epidemic of homicidal violence and relentless corruption, newly elected governments in Latin America...
12 de February de 2019
El Salvador’s New President Is Sitting on a Pot of Gold
Of the many outsiders who have emerged in Latin American politics of late, young Nayib...
6 de February de 2019
Will arming Brazilians make the country safer?
Brazil’s new president, Jair Bolsonaro, is making good on a campaign promise to loosen the...
29 de January de 2019
Fear and zeal over more guns in Brazil
Fearing for his safety amid rising crime in Latin America’s largest nation, Paulo Alberto joined...