In March, Leme began implementing an impact evaluation project for violence prevention programs led by the Government of Ceará, under the Integrated Program for the Prevention and Reduction of Violence (PReVio).

In April 2026, Leme carried out an institutional agenda in Fortaleza focused on strengthening coordination with partner institutions and monitoring the implementation of initiatives linked to the Government of Ceará’s Integrated Program for the Prevention and Reduction of Violence (PReVio).

On April 27, students from the Public Security Leadership Training Program, promoted by Leme in partnership with the Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV), conducted a technical visit to the Complexo de Gericinó, in Rio de Janeiro. The activity was part of the course program and aimed to bring participants closer to the reality of the prison system.

This Monday (13), Joana Monteiro, director and co-founder of Leme, participated in a public security debate held at FGV EBAPE, in Rio de Janeiro. The meeting is part of the RioAgora.org initiative and aims to transform diagnostics into concrete public policy proposals for the government of the state of Rio de Janeiro.

On March 30, Joana Monteiro, director and co-founder of Leme, visited Mexico City, in Mexico, to learn more about LAB-CO, an organization dedicated to developing solutions for public policies in the areas of security and violence prevention. The purpose of the visit was to promote an exchange of experiences between the institutions and to identify opportunities for collaboration based on shared approaches and areas of work.

On March 27, the platform of the Organized Against Crime initiative was launched—an international network dedicated to the production of knowledge on criminal violence in Latin America, with a focus on organized crime. The platform brings together content produced by participating institutions, including applied studies, comparative analyses, technical reports, and policy notes.

On March 20, Leme launched the Public Security Leadership Training Program, an initiative aimed at strengthening public sector management in this field through a technical and strategic training journey. The inaugural session marked the beginning of the first edition of the program, which brings together professionals from different institutions for training focused on the planning, management, and monitoring of public security policies.

Last Friday (27), Joana Monteiro and Julia Guerra, directors and co-founders of Leme, took part in the Seminar on Institutional Innovation and Data-Driven Management in Public Security, held in Rio de Janeiro. The event, organized by FGV EBAPE in partnership with the Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro, marked the launch of the city’s first training course for municipal public security managers.

In January 2026, Leme was in Ceará to carry out a technical agenda related to the final phase of the research evaluating the impact of the Rondas e Ações Intensivas e Ostensivas (RAIO) program of the Ceará Military Police. The visit was part of a research line conducted in partnership with Michael Weintraub, professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and an affiliated researcher at Leme.

In 2025, Leme was selected, through a public call for proposals, to conduct the impact evaluation of five violence prevention programs implemented by the Government of the State of Ceará. The initiatives are part of the Integrated Program for the Prevention and Reduction of Violence (PReVio), which brings together actions focused on public security and social prevention.

Leme launches Public Security Leadership Training Program, an initiative aimed at strengthening public-sector management in the field of public security through a technical and strategic training journey, with applications opening in February.

In November and December, Leme taught classes as part of the training program for agents of the Elite Division of the Municipal Guard, during the training course of the municipality’s new overt policing force. The activities took place at the Elite Division Training Academy, located at the headquarters of the Federal Highway Police (PRF), in Rio de Janeiro.