Felipe Neis Araujo

In Brazil, New Era of Private Prisons as Feds Auction Contracts to Build Them

On October 6 in Rio Grande do Sul, the government of Brazil held the first auction for a public-private partnership…

October 26, 2023

First Chemsex Harm Reduction Project in Brazil Takes Aim at Misinformation

During the pandemic, public health researchers in São Paulo began noticing what seemed to be an increase in the popularity…

October 16, 2023

UK to Criminalize Possession of Laughing Gas by End of 2023

The United Kingdom will ban nitrous oxide, AKA laughing gas, by the end of 2023, scheduling it as a Class…

September 26, 2023

São Paulo Drug-War Massacre Ends as Second-Deadliest on Record

On September 5, São Paulo military police ended a 40-day massacre that left at least 28 people dead. Operation Shield…

September 12, 2023

Venezuela Bans All Vape Products, in Latest Blow to THR in Latin America

On August 1, Venezuela banned vapes and heated tobacco products. Vape shops have been rapidly shuttering, with owners fearing penalties…

August 10, 2023

Brazil Formally Bans Cannabis Flower Import, Weeks After Denying Rumors

Effective July 20, Brazil's National Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) will no longer authorize medical cannabis patients to import products in…

July 20, 2023

Anti-Vape Propaganda Finds a Home in Brazil’s Medical Cannabis Industry

On June 27, Brazil's Chamber of Deputies rolled out the Portuguese translation of Transform Drug Policy's How to Regulate Cannabis:…

July 12, 2023

Brazil Supreme Court Delays Drug Decrim Trial, as Pressure Mounts

After an eight-year delay and a series of postponements in 2023, Brazil's Supreme Court continues to avoid ruling on the…

June 23, 2023

São Paulo Funds “Cocaine Vaccine,” Setting Sights on Human Trials

In early June, São Paulo Mayor Ricardo Nunes signed an agreement with the researchers behind Calixcoca, a "cocaine vaccine" in…

June 12, 2023

São Paulo Begins Ominous Inquiry Into Disproven “Crack Epidemic”

In 2016, the Legislative Assembly of São Paulo held a parliamentary inquiry to investigate what they referred to as a…

June 2, 2023