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Langeani, Bruno and Natália Pollachi. 2022 ‘Easy Access to Firearms.’ Less Guns, More Youth: Armed Violence, Police Violence and the Arms Trade in Brazil, p. 13. Cologny: Terre Des Hommes. 7 March

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The relaxation of gun laws has already had a major impact on the number of legally purchased arms. In December 2020, there were 1.1 million active civilian gun licenses in the country, representing an increase of 65 per cent in comparison to 2018, in addition to arms belonging to state and federal police forces and the army.

The number of arms licensed for self-defence rose sharply between the end of 2018 and end of 2020, from 346,000 to 595,000 (an increase of 72 per cent), while the number of arms licensed to hunters, sporting shooters and collectors rose by 58 per cent between 2019 and 2020, from 351,000 to 556,000. The number of new licenses issued in the latter three categories in the last two years alone (178,721) was 18 per cent higher than all licenses issued over the previous 10 years (150,000 between 2009 and 2018).

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