Living in a Social and Racial Apartheid in Brazil’s Favelas
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Anyone born in a favela or on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro has to quickly develop psychological mechanisms similar…
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Brazil’s Fight Against Constitutional Amendment to Criminalise Drug Use
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In October 2023, a few months after the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court had resumed a hearing on the decriminalisation of…
2024 May Be The Year for Cannabis Decriminalisation in Brazil
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In 2024, after 12 years of proceedings in the Brazilian Supreme Court, the process that may lead to the decriminalisation…
Profits Over Patients: Brazil Shows How Not to Regulate Medical Cannabis
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There is a song by Brazilian band O Rappa that describes the illegal cannabis market, how profitable it is, and…
Is Brazil’s ‘Anti-Cocaine’ Vaccine a Solution or Social Control?
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The recent announcement of additional funding for an “anti-cocaine” vaccine has raised concern across Brazilian harm reduction organisations. Experts from…
How Women Self-Organise: The Birth of Street and Antiprohibition Feminism
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TalkingDrugs has partnered with Luana Malheiro, anthropologist and drugs researcher from Brazil, to bring to life her insights from her extensive research with…
Becoming a Woman Who Uses Crack: Breaking Silences in Brazil
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TalkingDrugs has partnered with Luana Malheiro, anthropologist and drugs researcher from Brazil, to bring to life her insights from her…
Legalise Cocaine To Save the Amazon
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45 years ago, foreign ministers of eight countries bordering the Amazon rainforest signed a treaty for Amazonian cooperation. The pact…
Humane Welfare Program Reduces Crack use in Sao Paulo
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The Brazilian Crack User Support Program, With Open Arms, provides people with housing and jobs. This approach, applied to residents of the…