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Gun Ownership Has Soared Under Bolsonaro, Says Brazil NGO

In 2018, when Bolsonaro began his mandate, there were 117,467 gun owners officially registered as hunters, sport shooters and collectors, according to Army figures collected by a Brazilian NGO. In June 2022, that figure had jumped to 673,818.

Buenos Aires Times, Web page

28 June 2022

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FBSP estimates that there are 4.4 million privately owned firearms in Brazil, based on Army and Federal Police data. Those two bodies are the ones that issue gun registrations to civilians.

"The problem is that a third of those [1.5 million] are in an irregular situation, with their registration elapsed," said Lima.

ID: N917

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