Murder Rates Drop in Bolsonaro’s Brazil: More Guns, Less Crime

By Dean Weingarten

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil -(Ammoland.com)- During the first two months of President Bolsonaro’s term, the Brazilian murder rate fell by 25%. From riotimesonline.com:

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The murder rates in Brazil for January and February this year were 25 percent lower compared to the same period last year, according to G1’s national homicide index. The index is based on official data from the 26 states and the Federal District.

Jair Bolsonaro was elected President of Brazil on 28 October 2018. President Bolsonaro has been adamant about reforming Brazil’s extreme gun laws, to allow more Brazilians to defend themselves.

Did President Bolsonaro’s reform policies in favor of self-defense cause the drop in murder rates? The answer is complicated. Bolsonaro’s policies probably had a positive effect.

President Bolsonaro’s opponents have routinely predicted that homicides would increase because of his reforms of Brazil’s gun laws. From worldpoliticsreview.com, in March 2019, before the new statistics were out:

But even if the law doesn’t pass, the presidential decree already represents a step backward for public security in Brazil. Broadening access to guns puts men, women and …Read the Rest

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