&gt;... what the gun laws were ...<p>Almost 60,000 people were murdered in Brazil in 2014, most with guns. While some Latin American countries have higher per capita murder rates, in absolute numbers, Brazil is the deadliest place in the world outside Syria.<p>Brazilians are far more likely to be shot to death than Americans, a more populous country where there are about 8,000 to 9,000 gun homicides each year.<p>...<p>Right now, Brazil actually has tough gun laws.<p>More here: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.npr.org&#x2F;sections&#x2F;parallels&#x2F;2016&#x2F;03&#x2F;28&#x2F;472157969&#x2F;brazil-has-nearly-60-000-murders-and-it-may-relax-gun-laws" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.npr.org&#x2F;sections&#x2F;parallels&#x2F;2016&#x2F;03&#x2F;28&#x2F;472157969&#x2F;b...</a>