President Lula, wearing a blue suit and holding a wireless microphone, speaking in front of a crowd that is drenched in warm light.
President Lula in Rio Grande do Norte. | Foto: Lula Oficial (Ricardo Stuckert / PR) via flickr | CC BY-SA 2.0

Breaking the Cycle or Maintaining Police Lethality: The Challenge for Brazil under Lula’s Government

Elected on a progressive platform promising respect for human rights, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva faces the critical challenge of breaking the cycle of state violence and the use of excessive lethal force by public agents. Yet despite the administration being a third of the way through its term, government efforts to curb appear to be stuck in a state of inertia. This blog post examines the problems and opportunities facing Lula’s administration today.

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