Although centralized federation allows local governments to innovate in the implementation of public policies, says Marta Arretche, professor at Sao Paulo University.

Centralized federation allows local governments to innovate in the implementation of public policies, says Marta Arretche, professor at São Paulo University.

With 10% of global cases of murder, Brazil has developed an abundance of studies on urban violence.

"When the logic of the market becomes the parameter to think about social change, we head toward more inequality.

A study conducted by the Center for Metropolitan Studies (CEM) in partnership with the Ministry of Cities mapped the evolution, throughout the 2000s, of the management tools of public housing policy in Brazilian cities.