Patrick Ashcroft is a researcher currently based in Rio de Janeiro. He wrote a dissertation on Rio’s Pacifying Police Units (UPPs) as part of a Master´s degree in Contemporary History from the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) Installations Part 1: 2008-2010
Clique aqui para Português This is Part 1 in a five-part series documenting Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) Installations. Rio de Janeiro’s Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) program was initiated in late 2008; today units have been installed in 38 […]
