This book examines how the multiple manifestations of social violence in Brazil impacts the building of a peaceful society. The chapters reflects on the role of state, organized crime and civil society. It is providing a unique analysis on how Brazilian state, at the same time, deal with criminal violence, but also find challenges to comply with Sustainable Development Goal 16, to interdict police violence and to provide an efficient gun policy. The book shows the agency of civil society in a violent society, in which NGOs and communities engage in key peace formation action, including advocacy for human rights and promoting arts. In this context, the development of this edited book is aimed to advance the research agenda regarding the intersections between peace, public security, and violence, under the lenses of Peace Studies. In Brazil, the challenges to peace differ markedly from areas in regular conflict.weiterlesen