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October 17, 2025
The city of Rio is testing a shift in the way public security is approached
Joana Monteiro, director and co-founder of Leme, and Ramón Chaves, project leader at Leme, in an opinion article in the newspaper O Globo.
September 27, 2025
PreVio: Supesp board accompanies visit by technicians from the Leme Laboratory and the University of Chicago.
Julia Guerra, director and co-founder of Leme, on a technical visit to the Na Paz project, part of the Integrated Program for Violence Prevention and Reduction of the Government of the State of Ceará (PreVio).
December 18, 2024
Miriam Leitão Program: How to confront police violence and organized crime, in the opinion of two specialists
Joana Monteiro, director of Leme, in an interview with Daniel Hirata (UFF), on the Miriam Leitão Program.
December 14, 2024
Folha de São Paulo: Brazil has always normalized killing criminals, and now we have images
Joana Monteiro, director of Leme, in an interview with the Folha de São Paulo newspaper.
December 3, 2024
J-PAL Blog: Julia Guerra Fernandes, J-PAL '17, on public safety and evidence use in Brazil
Julia Guerra in an interview for the Alumni Spotlight series of J-PAL/MIT Latin America. During the interview, Julia also shared how this journey led to the founding of Leme, alongside her partners Joana Monteiro and Laura Schiavon.
August 9, 2024
Brazil Journal: We don't need a PEC to transform public safety
Joana Monteiro, director of Leme, as author of an opinion article in Brazil Journal.
August 3, 2024
Valor Econômico: Security needs a model similar to SUS
Joana Monteiro, director of Leme, in an interview with the Valor Econômico newspaper.
July 18, 2024
Jornal Hoje: Series on the expansion of militias in Rio de Janeiro
Joana Monteiro, director of Leme, in an interview with Jornal Hoje.
May 7, 2024
Estadão: The federal government should lead the initiative to design Brazil's public security
Joana Monteiro, director of Leme, in an interview with the Estadão newspaper.
May 7, 2024
Folha de São Paulo: Use of data and support from civil society favor public security
Joana Monteiro, director of Leme, and Ramón Chaves, associate researcher, as authors of an opinion article in the Folha de São Paulo newspaper.
January 29, 2024
Valor Econômico: The central role of the Union in the fight against organized crime
Joana Monteiro, director of Leme, as author of an opinion article in the Valor Econômico newspaper.