Felipe Neis Araujo

    Felipe is a Brazilian anthropologist. He’s a criminology lecturer at the University of Manchester, where he researches drug policy, state violence, structural racism and reparations for historical inequalities. He lives in London.

    São Paulo’s New Governor Makes Ominous Moves to “End Cracolândia”

    Cracolândias—areas with high levels of street-based homelessness and public drug use—have been spreading throughout ...

    Brazil Harm Reduction Faces an Uphill Battle, Even If Bolsonaro Is Ousted

    Many people, myself included, were sure that President Jair Bolsonaro’s misrule would end in ...

    Harm Reduction and Liberation for Black Trans Drug Users in Brazil

    More transgender people are murdered in Brazil than any other country in the world. ...

    São Paulo’s “Cracolândia” Is in Politicians’ Crosshairs

    If you’ve consumed any Brazilian news sources within the past few weeks, you’ve likely ...

    Brazil Gains Ground on Medical Marijuana, in Defiance of Bolsonaro

    In June, after a series of delays, a special commission of Brazil’s lower house ...

    The Jacarezinho Massacre and Lethal Drug Policy Enforcement in Brazil

    It’s a Rio de Janeiro classic. Officers of the civil, military or army police ...