The Inter-American Dialogue and the Latin American and Caribbean Center at Florida International University will host a discussion on crime and public security in Brazil. Following last month’s reelection of Dilma Rousseff, many analysts have focused on the economic and political issues on her second-term agenda. But Brazil also faces considerable public security challenges, reflected in a high homicide rate, the prevalence of organized crime, particularly drug trafficking, and widespread police corruption. What are the recent trends in violent crime in Brazil? What strategies are the national and local governments pursuing to deal with this problem? What can be done to improve pacification and policing strategies? What are the opportunities for better state-federal cooperation? What has been the role of civil society organizations?
Speakers
- Desmond Arias
Associate Professor of Public Policy, George Mason University - Benjamin Lessing
Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago
