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.