Tuesday, January 15, 2019
More defensible spaces
Bolsonaro has just given Brazilians the official right of self-defense.
Por muito tempo, coube ao Estado determinar quem tinha ou não direito de defender a si mesmo, à sua família e à sua propriedade. Hoje, respeitando a vontade popular manifestada no referendo de 2005, devolvemos aos cidadãos brasileiros a liberdade de decidir.
He also loosened up rules on buying and carrying guns.
Since the criminals are ALREADY carrying guns, this should help to slow down the massive crime wave that was enabled by previous administrations.
As I've noted before, Bolsonaro is not an economic populist, but he doesn't need to be. Brazil's previous admins did a pretty good job of maintaining economic self-sufficiency. Bolsonaro's prime task is to bring down crime, and so far he's taking all the right steps. Hardass police action against the worst gangs, and now giving ordinary people more confidence in their physical and legal ability to defend themselves.
Labels: defensible spaces, things worth doing
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