Julia Lins Franciotti is the South America Research Manager at ACLED and has been with the organization since October 2018. She oversees the data collection on political violence and protests in South America and is responsible for managing the team members. She holds an LLM in International Law from Leiden University. Her research interests include non-state armed groups, urban violence, and political disorder in Latin America and the Caribbean. She is fluent in English, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and German.
Last week in South America, in Brazil, violence broke out in downtown São Paulo during…
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Last week in South America, a demonstration by Bari and Wayuu Indigenous people in Venezuela…
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Last week in South America, violence continued amongst armed groups, as did demonstrations. In Colombia,…
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Last week in South America, demonstrations broke out in Argentina ahead of congress’s approval of…
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Last week in South America, opponents of former President Evo Morales took to the streets…
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Last week in South America, thousands of people took to the streets in Brazil to…
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Last week in South America, demonstrations around the judicial system took place in Argentina. In…
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Last week in South America, violence remained at similar levels compared to the week prior,…
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