Are UPPs enough to contain crime in Rio?

Resumo

The number of robberies in the othermunicipalities of the Rio MetropolitanRegion is higher than in 2007 (23,855),the year before the UPPs went intoaction. Thais Thimoteo reports on arecent IBRE survey based on data fromthe Institute of Public Security andsolicits opinions on the effectivenessof Rio’s public security strategy