SECURITY
Medellín’s history can shed light on Rio’s crime debates
A car riddled with bullets, once linked to the notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar, is on display at an open-air museum. Photo: Artush/Shutterstock
In the aftermath of its deadliest police operation in history, Brazil joins the list of Latin American countries where crime and security have become the top national issue.
The matter had been eclipsed in Brazil by other highly contested topics such as Jair Bolsonaro’s political demise, Lula-Trump relations and the state of the economy, but its return to the front pages should not come as a shock, given that Brazil is the largest country in the world’s most violent region in terms of homicides per capita.
But beyond grisly headlines and worrying numbers, a few countries have shown that improvement is also possible…
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