FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2018 file photo, Brazil’s President-elect Jair Bolsonaro gives a thumbs up as he leaves his transition headquarters in Brasilia, Brazil. (Eraldo Peres/Associated Press)RIO DE JANEIRO — Jair Bolsonaro was elected Brazil’s president on promises to overhaul many aspects of Latin America’s largest nation, from changing its international alliances to cracking down on endemic corruption and street crime. During the campaign, Bolsonaro argued that one way to confront street crime would be to arm more citizens. Possession of firearms is currently tightly restricted in Brazil, though drug traffickers and other criminal gangs are heavily armed with automatic weapons. These changes will likely come via various methods, from presidential decrees to privatizations.

Source: Washington Post January 01, 2019 16:07 UTC