"These are able-bodied folks that did day labor, at minimum wage or better, who were previously able to house themselves based on their income," said Michael Stoops, the executive director of the National Coalition for the Homeless, an advocacy group based in Washington.
Several of these cases are now in the hands of Sergio Moro, a Curitiba-based judge who has become a nationwide celebrity thanks to his willingness to imprison rich and powerful people who were previously able to enjoy impunity.
The winner is likely to be able to claim the mantle of the president who brought the country out of a long economic slump, as Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan were previously able to do.
But beyond modern technology, Mr. O'Malley said the key to the homicide improvement had been a better use of manpower in a strategy of making faster arrests of homicide suspects who were previously able to linger on the streets to commit further mayhem.
Fans were previously able to walk down the cobbles as part of Granada Studios Tours.
