Bolsonaro’s administration is largely responsible for all of this chaos, which has killed 270,000 Brazilians.

Ilona Szabó de Carvalho points out that while violent crime declined in the city, it increased in the rest of the state — a phenomenon reflecting the judicial decision to ban police operations in the city.

Latin America and the Caribbean are suffering from the twin epidemics of COVID-19 and organized crime and violence.

Even with deaths at all-time highs, Bolsonaro continues to undermine efforts to address the pandemic

Brazil is in critical condition. Latin America’s largest country is experiencing record-breaking death tolls and its health system is teetering on the brink of collapse.

Robert Muggah contributed to the annual Global Risks Report.

Jair Bolsonaro’s latest efforts to make guns more easily available to Brazilians have sparked anger and trepidation with some calling the moves a threat to the South American country’s young democracy.

It’s no surprise that a president whose campaign symbol was making a gun gesture with his hands would turn out to be a pro-gun leader once in office.

The COVID-19 pandemic is generating monumental challenges for most governments, corporations and societies, both online and off.

It was once fashionable to describe Brazil as the country of the future.