Disarmament Law Threatened by Congressional Project
The disarmament law of 2003 increased the minimum age for gun ownership from 21 to 25 years.
November 25, 2014Topic
Guns
Murder Rate Up Nearly 8 Percent in Brazil
A study released last week has shown that the number of homicides in Brazil have risen steadily between 2011 and...
November 12, 2013
Gun Registrations Increase in Brazil
Federal Police data shows the number of guns with legal licenses up from 5,161 in 2004 to 31,500 in 2012,...
May 14, 2013
Guns, God, Football (Soccer) and Jimmy
Editorial RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – It may be a sign that I've been an expatriate too long (or long...
May 14, 2013
Brazil Firearm Sales to U.S. Up 187.5%
The U.S. purchased nearly 7.9 million, or eighty percent, of the 9.9 million exported Brazilian firearms in the past forty...
April 30, 2013
Carandiru Trial Highlights Prison Crowding
Twenty years after the São Paulo Carandiru Massacre, which killed 111 prisoners, prison overcrowding remains a serious human rights issue...
April 9, 2013
American Musician Shot in Rio: Daily
American musician based in Rio, Emmanuel Gilligan of the band ArizonA, has been shot and seriously injured in a bungled...
March 12, 2013
Forced Treatment for Brazil Crack Addicts
In an attempt to tackle Brazil’s crack epidemic, the city of Rio de Janeiro has begun a program of involuntary...
February 26, 2013
Brazil Focuses on Policing its Borders
Brazil has made strides in its efforts to stem the flow of drugs, arms and other contraband through its long...
January 22, 2013