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Martial-arts programs steer ex-gang youth away from crime
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Story summary
- Former trafficker Fábio Santos hosts the 01 Sobreviventes podcast to deter youth crime.
- The podcast launched in 2024 and has over 225,000 Instagram followers.
- Alan Duarte says a nonprofit martial-arts academy kept him from joining gangs.
- Duarte now runs his own martial-arts academy in the Complexo do Alemão favela.
- Vanderson Rocha Silva runs R3, a therapeutic community offering jobs, counseling and free utilities to ex-gang members.
