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Via Paraguay, the illegal arms trade fuels organized crime in Brazil

Just set foot in Ciudad del Este, Salto Del Guairá, or Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguayan cities on the border with Brazil, to buy weapons...

At least seven dead after shooting in western Mexico

At least seven people have been killed and four others seriously injured following an armed confrontation in the municipality of Caborca in the western Mexican state of Sonora. Authorities have arrested two people for their...

Central America’s ‘maras’ spread to Spain and Italy

The maras, criminal structures created by Central American migrants from poor neighborhoods in Los Angeles and which, more than 30 years later, the presidents...

Brazil: the government gathers powers to install a crisis committee in Rio Grande do Norte

The government of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte (RN) installed, on...

Brazil: Ministry of Justice expands the use of the...

The Brazilian Ministry of Justice has expanded the use of the National Public Security Force (FNSP) in support of...

Brazil’s ultra-violent gangs expand to French Guiana

Brazilian ultra-violent criminal gangs are rapidly expanding their activity in French Guiana, recruiting members among youths in slums and in prisons. "They told him to...

Brazilian police launch operation against illegal gold trade in the north of the country

The Brazilian Federal Police launched an operation against the illegal gold trade in the state of Roraima (north, on...

Brazilian narcocriminals target Argentina and Paraguay

Brazil's First Capital Command (PCC), one of Latin America's most important criminal groups, is extending its regional network, and...

Ecuador: highest increase in violent deaths in Latin America

The year 2022 will go down in history as the year Ecuador hit its...

Brazil: kidnappings in São Paulo state reach the highest level in 15 years

The number of kidnappings reached the highest level in 15 years in the State of...

Canada brings more armored vehicles to Haiti to deal with criminal gangs

Canada announced the transfer to Haiti of another batch of armored vehicles that the Caribbean country acquired to deal...