Andre Guttierrez, Autor em Instituto Igarapé

29 de July de 2025 In Publications, Climate Security By Andre Guttierrez

Strengthening Anti-Money Laundering Systems Against Environmental Crime: Comparative Legal and Policy Frameworks in Amazonian Countries

Environmental and natural resource-related crimes represent the third-largest illicit economy in the world in terms of the volume of money involved, ranking behind only drug trafficking and human trafficking. These are offenses that affect nature and threaten the planet’s sustainability, such as illegal logging, illicit

17 de July de 2025 In Publications, Climate Security By Andre Guttierrez

Transforming the Economy in the Amazon

This publication presents an analysis of six community-led initiatives in the Amazon, organized around practical lessons that address the region’s challenges. Among the most pressing challenges are the advance of deforestation, the intensification of illicit activities, pressure on protected territories, biodiversity loss, barriers to accessing

2 de June de 2025 In Publications, International Cooperation, Digital Security By Andre Guttierrez

Global Futures Bulletin: Governance Gaps: Assessing Global Disparities in Al Policy Initiatives Around the World

The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) is outpacing current global governance efforts aimed at ensuring its safety and alignment with ethical principles. While the United States, Europe, and China lead in the development of AI technologies and regulatory frameworks, most countries — particularly in

23 de May de 2025 In Media, International Cooperation, Citizen Security By Andre Guttierrez

How Cannabis Legalization Could Reshape Brazil’s Justice System and Economy

In 2024, Brazil took a bold step toward cannabis reform. The country’s Supreme Federal Court ruled that adults can legally possess up to 40 grams of cannabis and cultivate six female plants for personal use. While this landmark decision doesn’t amount to full legalization, it

15 de May de 2025 In Op-eds, Media, International Cooperation, Climate Security By Andre Guttierrez

The world needs a new UN protocol to fight environmental crime

In Brazil’s Yanomami Indigenous Territory and across other parts of the Amazon Basin, illegal gold mining has metastasized into a transnational criminal enterprise. What starts with illegal deforestation and mercury poisoning ends with laundered gold flowing into global supply chains. The trade finances organized crime, corrupt officials,

12 de May de 2025 In Op-eds, Media, International Cooperation, Citizen Security By Andre Guttierrez

Flows of Guns and Money Are Dooming Haiti

Haiti is sliding into the abyss. Violence has intensified since the beginning of the year as gangs continued to overrun communities and paralyze basic services. The capital, Port-au-Prince, and several other cities are now largely controlled by powerful gang coalitions, most notably Viv Amsanm and Gran Grif. The country’s Transitional Presidential Council (TPC), formed with CARICOM over a year

22 de April de 2025 In Publications, Annual Report By Andre Guttierrez

Annual Report 2024

Throughout 2024, the Igarapé Institute continued to drive solutions for public, digital and climate security challenges. At a time of deepening geopolitical turbulence, the Institute reinforced its role as a key interlocutor in global debates on international security, safe and secure AI, and environmental crime.

26 de February de 2025 In Publications, Climate Security By Andre Guttierrez

Who Defends the Defenders?

Environmental and human rights defenders play a critical role in combating ecosystem degradation and mitigating climate change. They serve as central members of their communities, organizing others to fight injustices and abuses. Environmental defenders are the first line of defense in places where the biome

17 de February de 2025 In Publications, Citizen Security, Prison system and former prisioners By Andre Guttierrez

Impact of the Initiatives for the Social Reintegration of Formerly Incarcerated Individuals

An analysis of the impacts and results of social reintegration initiatives for formerly incarcerated individuals in Brazil and worldwide, focusing on recidivism and the guarantee of rights. This is the primary objective of this study, which mapped 32 evaluative publications related to 21 national and

10 de January de 2025 In Publications, International Cooperation By Andre Guttierrez

Global Futures Bulletin: The BRICS and the Decarbonization and Biodiversity Protection Challenges

The world faces an unprecedented convergence of environmental crises – climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss – that collectively threaten the planet’s ecological balance and humanity’s future. Reversing the Triple Planetary Crisis necessitates urgent and coordinated action across all sectors and countries, accelerating the transition