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Brazil firearm recadastre and seizure surge

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2026-07-28 22:19 UTC → 2026-08-21 21:06 UTC · added removed

In late July 2026 2026, a Sou da Paz report highlighted a sharp increase 165% rise in rifle seizures across Brazil, with a 165 % rise that spread spreading from Rio de Janeiro to 25 of the 27 federative units. The surge was especially pronounced particularly intense in Maranhão, Maranhão (229%), Tocantins (162%), and São Paulo, Paulo (111%). Researchers José Roberto de Toledo and analysts Samira Bueno linked it this escalation to 2019 decrees that eased access to previously restricted firearms. In response, the Rio de Janeiro state government issued a decree mandating mandated an extraordinary, compulsory recadastre of all restricted‑use weapons held by police, military restricted-use weapons—including rifles, carbines, and other submachine guns—held by security forces. forces and private holders. Agencies were given 30 days to report inventories, irregularities inventories and corrective actions, a step intended irregularities to strengthen internal controls and give prosecutors up‑to‑date oversight. Two days later, the same decree was reiterated, emphasizing By August 2026, the requirement for security forces to re‑register rifles, carbines and submachine guns. Simultaneously, federal police Military Police reported reaching a milestone of 500 rifles seized in 2026, a cargo containing 16 7.62 mm rifles, four pistols and ammunition destined for criminal groups 15% increase over the same period in Rio. Both 2025. High seizure rates were noted in specific Rio de Janeiro units, such as the policy move 41st BPM in Irajá. Concurrently, data revealed that between January 2022 and the interdiction illustrate a coordinated effort by Rio authorities July 2025, over 12,000 firearms registered to curb armed violence Collectors, Shooters, and tighten control over legal Hunters (CACs) were lost, stolen, or robbed. Research published via the Ministry of Justice and Public Security identified the domestic legal market as a predominant source for the illicit arms trade, noting that illegal firearms. supply often stems from diversions through theft, robbery, or intermediaries moving legally acquired weapons into criminal sectors.

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