NRA Goes International in Its Mission to Defend Guns

The American lobby forges ties in Australia, Brazil, and Russia

By Neil Weinberg, Polly Mosendz, and Bill Allison

When it comes to guns, Brazil and the U.S. have a few things in common. They rank first and second, respectively, in the number of citizens shot to death each year among the 195 countries that the American Medical Association tracks. The political dialogue in each country is dominated by a charismatic leader who says the answer to rampant violence is fewer gun laws and more guns. And both of those leaders — newly sworn-in President Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil and U.S. President Donald Trump — are big fans of America’s National Rifle Association.

Bolsonaro made gun rights one of the main planks in his campaign platform, liberally salting his speeches with NRA talking points: “Guns are our guarantee of freedom,” he said during an event in the southern city of Curitiba last March. “The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun,” his son Carlos posted on Facebook.

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