Felipe Neis Araujo 
São Paulo Funds “Cocaine Vaccine,” Setting Sights on Human Trials
In early June, São Paulo Mayor Ricardo Nunes signed an agreement with the researchers ...
São Paulo Begins Ominous Inquiry Into Disproven “Crack Epidemic”
In 2016, the Legislative Assembly of São Paulo held a parliamentary inquiry to investigate ...
Brazil’s Supreme Court Shamefully Ducks Key Drug-Decrim Ruling
On May 24, after eight full years of negligence, the Brazilian Supreme Court was ...
Social Centers for People Who Use Drugs a Tantalizing Prospect in Brazil
On May 16, the Brazilian National Council of Human Rights (CNDH) issued an important ...
We Must Avoid Corporate Capture of Brazil’s Medical Cannabis Market
Back in March, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva recreated the National Council ...
From São Paulo, a Wave of Medical Cannabis Reform Across Brazil
On 4/20, São Paulo State Deputy Caio França (Socialist Party) filed a bill that ...
Lula Reinstates “Civil Society” to Brazil’s Drug Policy Council
In 2019, then-President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree that barred civil society representatives from ...
Brazil Promises “Evidence-Based” Drug Policy, a Term That’s Lost All Meaning
In March, at Session 66 of the United Nations’ Commission on Narcotic Drugs, the ...
UK to Ban Laughing Gas in “Anti-Social Behavior” Crackdown
The United Kingdom has unveiled an “Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan” targeting people who use ...
How Drug “Decriminalization” Fueled Brazil’s Mass Incarceration Crisis
At first glance, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s cabinet looks very different ...
