Election of São Paulo mayor threatens ‘Crackland’ harm reduction programme

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Election of São Paulo mayor threatens ‘Crackland’ harm reduction programme

21 October 2016
Talking Drugs

São Paulo’s pioneering harm reduction programme for people who use crack cocaine faces an uncertain future following the recent election of a new mayor who claims he will shut it down.

Joao Doria of Brazil’s Socialist Democrat Party (SDP) was elected mayor on October 2, receiving 53 per cent of the vote. The result marked a sharp rejection of the incumbent, Fernando Haddad of the Workers’ Party, who achieved only 17 per cent in his attempt at re-election.

Doria, a man some have compared to US presidential candidate Donald Trump owing to his role on Brazil’s version of The Apprentice and lack of political experience, will take office on January 1, 2017.

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