Where do Rio de Janeiro’s crime guns come from?
By Robert Muggah originally for OpenDemocracy The vast majority of firearms in the hands of the population are of Brazilian origin. Its... Read More
Brazil’s Digital Protests Spell Trouble on the Street
A recent article on openDemocracy has featured our research on the Black Bloc in Brazil. The article, which asks “whether citizens will... Read More
Weapons from foreign powers, including Brazil, fuel the Yemen conflict
Robert Muggah and Nathan B. Thompson for GlobalPost Yemen is the new Syria. A civil war erupted there early this year between... Read More
Brazil’s Cybercrime Problem
By Robert Muggah and Nathan Thompson for Foreign Affairs Featured Photography By Paulo Whitaker / Reuter Brazil is at the epicenter of a global cybercrime... Read More
Gangsta’s Paradise: How Brazil’s Criminals (and Police) Use Social Media
Brazil’s relentless war on drugs has gone online, with dangerous consequences for both sides By Robert Muggah for Americas Quarterly Rio de... Read More
Brazil’s Gun Violence Problem Is ‘Made in Brazil’
Our Director of Policy and Research, Robert Muggah’s latest article for The Huffington Post: Rio de Janeiro´s famously laid-back residents are in... Read More
Os destaques do Estadao Noite desta quinta-feira, 11
Original publicado a la Estadão O Estadão Noite desta quinta-feira, 11, traz a análise da jornalista e blogueira do Estadão Julia Duailibi... Read More
In Brazil, Race Is A Matter Of Life And Violent Death
Original posted to NPR by: Lourdes Garcia-Navarro On June 11 — one day before the World Cup started — two policemen picked up three... Read More
Internal Displacement in Brazil: An Inconvenient Truth?
Originally Published in InSightCrime As Brazil works to project the image of a nation that is effectively addressing security challenges in its major cities, one... Read More
Making Rio’s Pacification Work: The Limits of ‘UPP Social’
Originally Published in InSightCrime Rio de Janeiro’s mayor has announced new funding and a new name for a program meant to complement the... Read More