Bolsonaro loosens gun laws in Brazil

By Peter Prengaman and Mauricio Savarese
Updated January 16 2019 - 10:31am, first published 10:29am
President Jair Bolsonaro (right) has loosened gun laws in Brazil.
President Jair Bolsonaro (right) has loosened gun laws in Brazil.

Newly-elected President Jair Bolsonaro has signed a decree making it easier for many Brazilians to own firearms, the first of many expected changes to overhaul gun laws in a nation that leads the world in total homicides.

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