Violence in Rio: "We Have to Look for a Collective Solution"
Violence in Rio: "We Have to Look for a Collective Solution"
By
Brendan O'Boyle
The cofounder of Brazil's Igarapé Institute, Ilona Szabó, speaks to AQ about rule of law and rising violence in Rio de Janeiro.
This article is adapted from AQ's print issue on youth in Latin America
After falling steadily for more than a decade, violence in Rio de Janeiro is again on the rise; 2,723 people were killed in Rio state in the first six months of 2017 alone. To understand what's driving the increase, AQ spoke with Ilona Szabó, cofounder and executive director of the Igarapé Institute, a Brazil-...
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