The Igarapé Institute is outraged by the assassination of one of Rio de Janeiro’s most promising young political actors and leaders, Marielle Franco. Her assassination shocked Brazilians and electrified the global community. Her killing represents yet another flagrant violation of human rights and an attack…

The Igarapé Institute has forged a broad partnership with Folha de Sao Paulo, including the renowned Ilustrissima magazine which received 100 million readers a month. In March, columns on gun-related violence and tensions in Mexico made the front cover. The Institute produces monthly columns to…

The Igarapé Institute continued its partnership with the Economist in 2018. The magazine featured homicide reduction as a feature theme, the first time in its history. The Institute’s “Instinct for Life” campaign was also prominently discussed. The Igarapé Institute has worked closely with The Economist…

Interactive data-driven visualizations can change the way we see and act in the world. Over the past year, the Igarapé Institute has featured new platforms at major summits sponsored by Singularity, TED and the World Economic Forum. Institute personnel have given presentations to presidents, business…

At last one person around the world is forced from their home and property every single second. Many of them – about 22 million – are refugees. Even more – some 36 million – are internally displaced. While the majority of displaced people are fleeing…

The Igarapé Institute is a long-time supporter of Brazilian and United Nations (UN) conflict prevention and peacebuilding efforts. The coordinator of the Institute’s Building Peace program, Adriana Abdenur, and Giovana Kuele led training exercises at the Escola de Operações de Paz de Caráter Naval [Naval…

Rio de Janeiro has experienced yet another shock – the launch of a full-scale federal intervention putting the military in charge of public security in Rio de Janeiro. For the first time since 1988, the armed forces oversee the secretary for public security, the firemen…

The Supreme Federal Tribunal (STF) has authorized house arrest for all (preventively) imprisoned women who are pregnant or who are mothers of children up to 12 years old. This unprecedented decision should positively benefit around 4,000 women included on a list supplied by the National…

The Igarapé Institute was invited to co-organize and open a the 2018 public lecture series – Brasil do Amanhã [Brazil of Tomorrow] – at the Museum of Tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro. The subject of the lectures was public security. Among the invited guests included the…

The Igarapé Institute participated in some of the most important OAS meetings of the year – the session of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) Held this year in Bogotá, Katherine Aguirre was one of four non-government representatives selected to contribute to a round table discussion…