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7 mar 2018 · Latin America's largest city, São Paulo, was once among the region's most violent. But the bustling metropolis of over 12 million Paulistanos has experienced a remarkable decline in homicide. The murder rate dropped from a high of 52.5 per 100,000 in 1999 to just 6.1 per 100,000 today. The current rate is almost five times lower than the ...
10 paź 2024 · A new report by a group of UN experts shows the dramatic impact of systemic racism in law enforcement in Brazil and lays out recommendations for public security policies that abide by the law...
7 lis 2023 · Summary. On July 28, 2023, military police in São Paulo, Brazil, launched Escudo operation in the metropolitan area of Baixada Santista in response to the killing of an officer in the city of...
29 lip 2013 · In a December 2009 report, Lethal Force: Police Violence and Public Security in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, Human Rights Watch documented how legitimate efforts to curb violent crime in São...
2 cze 2024 · Background. A new report from Instituto Pólis reveals a 970% increase in violence against LGBTQIA+ individuals in São Paulo from 2015 to 2023, with 2,298 cases documented. Physical violence accounted for 45% of incidents, while psychological and sexual violence surged by 29% and 10%, respectively.
19 lis 2023 · São Paulo has recorded a robbery every five minutes so far in 2023, and a case of theft every two and a half. Unsurprisingly, a feeling of insecurity is widespread in the country’s biggest city.
28 lut 2022 · Long the criminal hegemon of São Paulo — the largest city in the Americas — the group has expanded its dominance across Brazil over the past decade, outflanking for the most part its main...
