Brazil is the world’s murder capital but the new president says he’s determined to change that.
The new far-right president believes arming his population will decrease crime.
Jair Bolsonaro has signed a decree relaxing gun ownership laws.
But the decision may have had a negative effect with accusations of human rights violations and the rate of homicides rising by five percent over the same period in 2017.
Al Jazeera’s Barbara Angopa reports.