Body cameras will continue to be used by the Military Police in São Paulo
São Paulo governor, Tarcísio de Freitas, will not change the measure that obliges the use of body cameras by military...
January 6, 2023Topic
Cracolândia
São Paulo city government plans to intensify social assistance actions and hospitalizations in the Crackland region
The São Paulo city government plans to intensify social assistance actions in the Crackland (Cracolândia) region in the coming weeks,...
September 9, 2022
São Paulo’s Mooca neighborhood has largest increase of homeless population: 170%
São Paulo's traditional upper-middle-class neighborhood, Mooca, in the city's central area, had a significant increase of homeless
January 25, 2022
São Paulo’s Cracolândia registers increase of drug users for 3rd successive month
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The number of drug users that frequent Cracolândia in the central region of São Paulo...
July 23, 2021
São Paulo’s Crackland Reappears a Week After Police Action
Critics say Mayor João Doria's operation in Cracolândia was violent and did not resolve the problem.
May 29, 2017The Favela Policy in São Paulo
With the eyes on Rocinha in Rio this past week, many in Brazil are now also looking at what’s going...
November 22, 2011
Oxi Drug Reaches Rio de Janeiro
The deadly and highly addictive drug, oxi, has reached Niterói in Rio de Janeiro.
June 7, 2011
Doc Film Release: War On Drugs Failed
A documentary about reforming Brazil’s drug policy hits Brazilian theaters this week, featuring former Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso.
June 7, 2011