WHEN HATE GOES VIRAL: SOCIAL MEDIA’S ROLE IN PROMOTING VIOLENCE

SUMMARY Online platforms and private digital communities have become central tools for planning, promoting, and celebrating violent acts. From school shootings to hate-driven attacks, many...

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WHEN HATE GOES VIRAL: SOCIAL MEDIA’S ROLE IN PROMOTING VIOLENCE

SUMMARY Online platforms and private digital communities have become central tools for planning, promoting, and celebrating violent acts. From school shootings to hate-driven attacks, many...

TERRITORY, BROADBAND, AND BALLOTS: THE RISE OF CRIMINAL GOVERNANCE

SUMMARY Criminal factions in Brazil, particularly the PCC, the militias and the CV, have adopted increasingly sophisticated strategies to expand their territorial control by infiltrating...

DIGITAL FRAUD IN BRAZIL: THE EVOLUTION OF FINANCIAL SCAMS

SUMMARY Every 16 seconds, a new bank fraud case is reported in Brazil. As more Brazilians rely on mobile banking, messaging apps, and online services,...

URBAN SECURITY IN SÃO PAULO: SHIFTS, GAINS, AND GAPS IN 2024

SUMMARY São Paulo reached its lowest homicide rate in 24 years — 5.9 per 100,000 inhabitants — marking a milestone in long-term public security efforts....

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RIO DE JANEIRO SECURITY INCIDENTS – 2ND BULLETIN OF JULY

Data from the Public Security Institute (ISP) revealed that two rifles are seized daily in Rio de Janeiro, totaling 6,619 apprehensions from 2007 to...

MACAÉ SECURITY INCIDENTS – 2ND BULLETIN OF JULY

29/06/2025 - On Sunday (29/06), Macaé Civil Police arrested a woman in the Lagomar neighborhood, an area known for the Comando Vermelho faction, on...

SÃO PAULO SECURITY INCIDENTS – 2ND BULLETIN OF JULY

04/07/2025 - On Friday (04/07) evening, in São Paulo's Parelheiros neighborhood, an off-duty military police officer fatally shot Guilherme Dias Santos Ferreira, 26, a...

SANTOS SECURITY INCIDENTS – 2ND BULLETIN OF JULY

04/07/2025 - On Friday (04/07) night, GCM arrested two men carrying a stolen gate in the Gonzaga/José Menino area, taking them to the Criminal...