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Security & Strategic Review - November 2024
Violence and crime mark Brazil’s local elections
Ahead of the first round of Brazil’s municipal elections on 6 October, the president of the superior electoral court (TSE), Cármen Lúcia Antunes Rocha, warned that criminal organisations were trying to “shape our laws”. Authorities such as the TSE have expressed concern over the influence of organised crime over local politics, with some of the candidates running for mayorships or city council seats suspected of having ties to gangs, while other candidates have faced the threat of violence or assassination if they defy the interests of powerful criminal groups.
- Violence and crime mark Brazil’s local elections
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