RIO DE JANEIRO — President Jair Bolsonaro has issued a series of decrees further relaxing gun control laws in Brazil, one of the far-right leader’s signature issues.
The four decrees, issued late Friday, increase the number of firearms Brazilians can own from four to six — or up to 60, for those who practice recreational sport shooting — and authorize them to carry up to two guns in public.
They also double the amount of ammunition that gun enthusiasts can buy for specially regulated weapons to 2,000 rounds per year, and scrap controls on access to specialized sharpshooter scopes, pre-20th-century firearms and ammunition up to 12.7 millimeters in caliber.
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