Shutters closed on shops in downtown Sao Paulo due to drug trafficking
epa10817518 A sign calling on merchants to join a new association created by merchants to fight for security improvements hangs at the entrance of a store in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 21 August 2023 (issued 24 August 2023).The merchants of the Santa Ifigenia neighborhood, in Sao Paulo, have as a neighbor the largest open-air drug market in Brazil, known as Cracolandia. Its proximity is responsible for a drop of more than half in store revenue, they say. EPA/Isaac Fontana
