Author: Gasparini Alves, Pericles
Title: Illicit Trafficking in Firearms: Prevention and Combat in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: A National, Regional and Global Issue
Summary: Since the 1980s, Brazil has faced one of the worst small arms problems in the world. Drug and arms trafficking have lead to increasing levels of violence in Brazilian society, notably in large cities such as Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. This publication offers and account of the arms trafficking situation in Rio de Janeiro and the Brazilian Government's response to it.
Details: Geneva: United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research, 2001. 66p.
Source: Internet Resource
Year: 2001
Country: Brazil
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Shelf Number: 119478
Keywords:
CrimeIllegal Arms TransferSmugglingTransnationalViolence |
