A few years ago, Crackland was confined to just a few blocks in São Paulo. Unfortunately, poor political decision-making perceived the issue as localized and simply a means to attract more people to drug use, exacerbating the problem. As a result, a significant population, living in their isolated world, was forcibly displaced, spreading throughout the entire city. Insufficient social assistance, a financial crisis, a global pandemic, and other factors have contributed to the proliferation of small groups of drug addicts and vulnerable individuals forming larger communities across the city. This has led to a distressing escalation of violence in numerous neighborhoods, leaving many residents living in constant fear.