SAO PAULO (AP) Jonathan Schmidt arrived at Federal Police headquarters in the center of Rio de Janeiro with a travel bag carrying a golden pistol and seven rifles, one peeking out of the zipper. “I’m in love with guns,” said Schmidt. “I’d have over 2,000 if the government allowed.” Schmidt already has his firearms […]
Jonathan Schmidt arrived at Federal Police headquarters in the center of Rio de Janeiro with a travel bag carrying a golden pistol and seven rifles, one peeking out of the zipper.
President Jair Bolsonaro tried to convert a country with few weapons into one where firearm ownership and lack of regulation meant personal freedom. The right-wing Bolsonaro echoed aspects of American conservativism and he was the first Brazilian presidential candidate to campaign on a pro-gun platform. Now, his left-wing successor Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is undoing Bolsonaro’s pro-gun policies. That starts by requiring gun owners to register their weapons with the Federal Police, and he is seeing some success. At Rio’s Federal Police headquarters, officers have registered guns belonging to as many as 50 people per day. They were initially wary, but have come around.
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Jonathan Schmidt arrived at Federal Police headquarters in the center of Rio de Janeiro with a travel bag carrying a golden pistol and seven rifles, one peeking out of the zipper.