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The Truth Behind Brazil's Murder Rates | Super Users
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April 21, 2023
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7:52Now PlayingGangs, cops, and militias have a choke-hold on some of Brazil’s neighbourhoods. As these groups battle for power, innocent people are massacred in the crossfire.
An app called Fogo Cruzado tracks the deaths the government won’t. It alerts people to shootings, sending out push notifications so that people can avoid a potentially deadly area. It also tracks which groups are committing the murders.
Cecilia Oliveira, a journalist and specialist in public security and drug policy, created what is now the biggest shoot-out database in Latin America, which aims to hold Brazil’s government to account.
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