Violence mars one-third of Venezuela’s post-election demonstrations | ACLED Insight
Venezuela's political crisis intensifies post-election with widespread demonstrations and accusations of fraud.
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Tiziano Breda
Senior Analyst, Latin America & the Caribbean
Tiziano Breda is a Latin America & the Caribbean Senior Analyst at ACLED and has been with the organization since January 2024. In this role, he contributes to the analysis of conflict, demonstration, and political violence patterns in Latin America. Prior to joining ACLED, he spent over seven years carrying out research on Latin American politics and security for the International Crisis Group and IAI, five of which living in Colombia and Guatemala. Tiziano holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of Padua and a Master’s Degree in International Relations from the University of Bolonia, Campus Forlì, enriched by conflict resolution studies at the Johns Hopkins University (SAIS) and the Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
Spoken languages: Italian, English and Spanish Timezone: Central European Time - CET
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Webinar | Gang violence in Ecuador: Navigating new ACLED data amid a wave of criminal activity
Watch the recorded webinar for a deep dive on the new data with Senior Methodology Officer, Rose Davies, the findings of our analysis with Tiziano Breda, expert insights from the Director of the Ecuadorian Observatory of Organized Crime, Renato Rivera, and moderated by ACLED Senior Analyst for Latin America & the Caribbean, Sandra Pellegrini.
