Last week, on July 28, Joana Monteiro, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Leme; Julia Guerra, Director of Projects and Research and Co-Founder; and Laura Schiavon, Chief Scientist and Co-Founder, participated in a meeting at Casa das Garças in Rio de Janeiro to present two chapters on public security that will be included in a book dedicated to developing public policy proposals for Brazil.

Organized by Simon Schwartzman, Edmar Bacha, and Armínio Fraga, the publication brings together experts from different fields to discuss diagnoses and proposals addressing the country’s main challenges. The meeting brought together authors and guests to discuss preliminary versions of the chapters, allowing for the exchange of contributions and suggestions to improve the texts ahead of publication.

During the meeting, the Leme team presented two chapters dedicated to public security. The first provides a diagnosis of the main institutional challenges facing the field in Brazil, highlighting that each type of violence requires specific responses and distinct intervention strategies. Based on this overview, the chapter identifies gaps and points to strategic areas for improving public policies.

The second chapter presents a set of proposals to address these challenges, organized around four areas: robberies and crimes of opportunity, violence against women, youth at risk, and organized crime. The recommendations seek to bring scientific evidence closer to public policy formulation, bringing together experiences and strategies focused on violence prevention, strengthening institutional capacity, and improving public security policies.

The meeting was part of the technical discussion stage for the chapters and provided an opportunity for experts to contribute suggestions and engage in discussions about the proposals presented. These contributions will be incorporated into the revision process, with the chapters forming part of a publication expected to present an evidence-based public policy agenda for the coming years.