The Truth Behind Brazil's Murder Rates | Super Users

Apr 21 2023

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Gangs, cops, and militias have a choke-hold on some of Brazil’s neighbourhoods. As these groups battle for power, innocent people are massacred in the crossfire. An app called Fogo Cruzado tracks the deaths the government won’t. It alerts people to shootings, sending out push notifications so that people can avoid a potentially deadly area. It also tracks which groups are committing the murders. Cecilia Oliveira, a journalist and specialist in public security and drug policy, created what is now the biggest shoot-out database in Latin America, which aims to hold Brazil’s government to account. -- In our series Super Users, VICE World News explores the latest technology being used to fight crime, trafficking, climate change and social injustice. Check out the VICE World News playlist for global reporting you won't find elsewhere: