How Cannabis Legalization Could Reshape Brazil’s Justice System and Economy 23 de May de 2025 In the Media International Cooperation Citizen Security Security In the Media International Cooperation Citizen Security Security 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... In the Media International Cooperation Citizen Security Security Access
Flows of Guns and Money Are Dooming Haiti 12 de May de 2025 In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation Citizen Security In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation Citizen Security 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... In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation Citizen Security Access
The rise of Brazil’s fuel mafias and their gas station money laundering machines 22 de April de 2025 In the Media Op-eds Citizen Security In the Media Op-eds Citizen Security Brazil’s federal police recently pulled back the curtain on a criminal web that had infiltrated the country’s fuel distribution chains. What looked like ordinary gas stations were, in fact, outposts of a vast laundering machine, washing dirty money with diesel and ethanol. According to Justice Minister Ricardo... In the Media Op-eds Citizen Security Access
Eder logra trazar su visión de centro para la seguridad desde Cali 12 de August de 2024 In the Media Citizen Security In the Media Citizen Security Alejandro Eder llegó a la Alcaldía de Cali con la promesa trabajar por la seguridad. La propuesta que presentó en campaña tenía una visión integral, más allá de la mano dura o el “azote a los bandidos”. Eder se propuso una estrategia de seguridad equilibrada,... In the Media Citizen Security Access
Las tendencias que revelan las tasas de homicidios en América Latina 10 de August de 2024 In the Media Citizen Security In the Media Citizen Security Las ciudades son un referente del progreso de las naciones. Cuando ellas prosperan, también lo hacen sus países. Y cuando son frágiles, es más probable que sus naciones sufran una amplia variedad de males, desde el deterioro de la calidad de vida hasta la disminución... In the Media Citizen Security Access
In the Americas, Homicide Is the Other Killer Epidemic 23 de May de 2022 Op-eds Citizen Security in Latin America on the news Citizen Security Op-eds Citizen Security in Latin America on the news Citizen Security Ravaged by a pandemic, a brutal war in Europe, and rising social unrest over unaffordable food and fuel, the world looks anything but safe Op-eds Citizen Security in Latin America on the news Citizen Security Access
The predictions of Ilona Szabó to the World Economic Forum 18 de May de 2022 In the Media Civic Space Citizen Security In the Media Civic Space Citizen Security Co-founder and president of Igarapé Instituto, Ilona Szabó is one of global experts invited by the World Economic Forum to share key challenges presented today to decision-makers and leaders. In a Transformation Map, users are able to navigate through her answers and connect challenges... In the Media Civic Space Citizen Security Access
Here’s how rising global risks will change our cities 22 de January de 2021 In the Media Op-eds Mapping Arms Data Citizen Security Dialogues in the news Citizen Security In the Media Op-eds Mapping Arms Data Citizen Security Dialogues in the news Citizen Security While the coronavirus pandemic is ravaging around the globe, we will continue to experience unprecedented urbanization in the coming decades. In the Media Op-eds Mapping Arms Data Citizen Security Dialogues in the news Citizen Security Access
Bolsonaro in crisis mode after Brazil justice minister quits 27 de April de 2020 In the Media Citizen Security In the Media Citizen Security He said it is the president’s right to replace the federal police’s chief. “I don’t have to ask anyone’s permission,” Bolsonaro said. In the Media Citizen Security Access
42 prisoners strangled to death in Brazilian prisons 29 de May de 2019 In the Media Citizen Security In the Media Citizen Security Robert Muggah talks to the BBC’s Newshour about the recent killings inside the prisons on the Brazilian state of Manaus. In the Media Citizen Security Access
Opinion: Brazil’s Prison Massacres Send A Dire Message 29 de May de 2019 In the Media Op-eds Citizen Security In the Media Op-eds Citizen Security Once again, Brazil's hellish prisons are making global headlines. The spotlight this week is on Manaus, the capital of the country's northern Amazonas state, where violence at different prisons left 55 inmates dead. In the Media Op-eds Citizen Security Access
My Father, a Judge, Said a Gun Control Case Was One of His Hardest. Now I See Why. 12 de September de 2018 In the Media Mapping Arms Data Homicide Monitor Citizen Security In the Media Mapping Arms Data Homicide Monitor Citizen Security Though I’ve been lucky to have been insulated from gun violence most of my life, it was at the core of the identity of my hometown, Washington, D.C. In the Media Mapping Arms Data Homicide Monitor Citizen Security Access
California Tries New Tack on Gun Violence: Ammunition Control 12 de September de 2018 In the Media Mapping Arms Data Citizen Security In the Media Mapping Arms Data Citizen Security Sold from vending machines in Pennsylvania, feed depots in Nevada, pharmacies in Georgia and jewelry stores in Texas, ammunition is in many states easier to buy than cold medicine. In the Media Mapping Arms Data Citizen Security Access
How Toronto can curb gun violence 26 de July de 2018 Op-eds Citizen Security Op-eds Citizen Security A shadow hangs over Toronto after Sunday’s shooting on the Danforth. The recent killing spree follows on the heels of a vehicle attack on Yonge Street this spring and a raft of shootings, including one with small children in the crossfire last month. Op-eds Citizen Security Access
The only way out of Nicaragua’s violent crisis rests in Ortega’s hands 24 de July de 2018 Op-eds Citizen Security Op-eds Citizen Security Nicaragua’s political crisis is spinning out of control, with political tensions rising to levels not seen since the 1970s, during the country´s revolution to oust the Somoza dictatorship. Op-eds Citizen Security Access