This category examines security and militarization in Latin America, including the growing role of the armed forces in public life, large-scale police operations, state violence, and the erosion of civilian control. We explore how these dynamics affect democracy, human rights, and everyday life in the region.
Incarceration has become one of the most visible and controversial features of criminal justice systems across the Americas. While extreme imprisonment is often associated with authoritarian regimes or failed states,…
Violence in Mexico has shaped the trajectory of the country for nearly two decades. What began in 2006 as a military intervention has evolved into the foundation of Mexico’s security…
Violence in Latin America and Brazil’s Role Brazil does not have the death penalty, but the behavior of its security forces often seems to contradict that fact. This illustrates part…
Brazil is experiencing an unprecedented social and political cataclysm – at least since the Redemocratization, when the 1988 Constitution put an end to the dictatorial military regime installed in a…
One of the problems plaguing Mexican history is its relationship with corruption and the perception that comes with it, which is already part of Mexico’s political culture. Its police force…
Violence and crime are not products of chance, but rather the result of various factors that promote it. In Violence and crime are not accidental. They are the product of…
