68 Million Brazilians Live in Areas with Presence of Factions and Militias, Says Research

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Research contracted by the Brazilian Forum for Public Security with Datafolha estimates that 68 million Brazilians perceive the presence of criminal groups involved in drug trafficking or militias in their neighbourhood, the equivalent of 41% of the population. Of these, almost half classifies this activity as "visible" or "very visible", exposing the difficulty of the public power in solving the problem and resuming control of territories. — Th…