Candidate Bolsonaro (a former paratrooper) made gun rights a central campaign promise in a country that led the world in murders. Great job Brazil! They join several countries opening up gun ownership: Czech Republic, Uruguay among a few others.... Following this ruling will be fascinating. "Bolsonaro loosens gun laws in murder-ridden Brazil" According to multiple news outlets, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday signed a temporary decree making it easier for Brazilians to buy guns, delivering on a campaign promise to overturn strict regulations in a country suffering from a record wave of murders: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...un-laws-in-murder-ridden-brazil-idUSKCN1P91Q6
That it was due to other factors unrelated to firearms, or a matter of pure coincidence in the timing.