I'll refrain from commenting on what I think potential solutions might be since I haven't given the topic much thought and am not super aware of all the nuance

I'll refrain from commenting on what I think potential solutions might be since I haven't given the topic much thought and am not super aware of all the nuance involved. I do think though that in general in Brazil we tend to double down on approaches when we don't get results when we should _consider_ taking steps back. Education is bad? More hours, more homework! (something to learn from Finland there as well) A lot of crime? More power to the police! Maybe easing things up might lead to more benefits in the long-term. I have strong thoughts on the education front, but less so regarding the police. I see both sides - on one hand, a good chunk of the population only gets exposed to the police in situations where they're coming in rough (a friend once said "the police only goes up the hills to shoot"). On the other hand, it's rough being a police officer here, and your life can often be at risk. So unsure what the solution is, just glad to spark the debate!