Bulletproof Cars See $660M Boom in Brazil(bloomberg.com)
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Bulletproof Cars See $660M Boom in Brazil
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-12-15/brazil-street-robbery-videos-fuel-boom-in-bulletproof-armored-cars
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No idea about the rest of latin america but Brazil's situation is bad. It's estimated that organized crime gangs dominate over a quarter of Brazil's continental territory.
They have essentially created an informal government. They have leaders, armies, territory, laws, tribunals, subjects, even goddamn taxes. They pulled off a stealthy unannounced secession.
The lines between the official government and organized crime are increasingly blurry. People speculate that they control politicians, judges. To me it feels like they're merging into one. This never really gets proven to the point something gets done about it but that's what it feels like to me and I don't think I'm alone. Crime has become normalized. It's just an everyday normal thing now.
Check out this war zone:
https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/nacional/sudeste/rj/operacao-no...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Containment
Drug gangs have discovered drone warfare and are remotely bombing police and each other now.
They have essentially created an informal government. They have leaders, armies, territory, laws, tribunals, subjects, even goddamn taxes. They pulled off a stealthy unannounced secession.
The lines between the official government and organized crime are increasingly blurry. People speculate that they control politicians, judges. To me it feels like they're merging into one. This never really gets proven to the point something gets done about it but that's what it feels like to me and I don't think I'm alone. Crime has become normalized. It's just an everyday normal thing now.
Check out this war zone:
https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/nacional/sudeste/rj/operacao-no...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Containment
Drug gangs have discovered drone warfare and are remotely bombing police and each other now.
https://archive.ph/lnAx0
Sales are at a record as the middle class seeks protection against increasingly visible violent crime.