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The World, 07.03.08: The police in Rio de Janeiro don’t exactly have a stellar reputation. Over the past decade, they’ve been linked to drug-trafficking gangs and militias. They’ve been accused of summary executions. And they’re widely seen as corrupt. There have been numerous efforts to reform Rio’s police forces, but to little effect. The latest is an effort to re-educate the police.

http://www.theworld.org/?q=node/19176

The World, 06.16.08: Producing table salt is the only way most villagers in Uyuni, in Southwestern Bolivia, can make a living. That — and tourism. Unfortunately, both are hurting Uyuni´s unique environment.

http://www.theworld.org/?q=node/18787&answer=true

Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting and Helium.com, 05.01.08: The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting is partnering with Helium to get your voice heard on the most pressing issues of the day. The Global Issues/Citizen Voices Contest is looking for answers to this question, based on our recent reporting on coca and cocaine in Bolivia: “What role should the U.S. play in reducing the production of illicit drugs — such as cocaine and heroin — in places like Bolivia and Afghanistan?” Send your comments by May 30th.

http://www.pulitzercenter.org/openitem.cfm?id=922

Virginia Quarterly Review’s Web Exclusive, Summer Issue, 06.01.08: Bolivian President Evo Morales won office three years ago with the support of the nation’s coca growers. He’s supporting those cocaleros with his “Coca Si, Cocaína No” program, allowing coca to be produced and marketed legally, while barring production of cocaine. This is a difficult line for Morales to walk, but he does it to satisfy both his citizens and the international community.

http://www.vqronline.org/webexclusive/2008/05/12/guerra-coca