IBOV 185,188.13 ▼ 0.01% IPSA 11,315.26 ▼ 1.14% IPC MEX 65,473.16 ▲ 0.91% MERVAL 3,058,093 ▼ 1.55% COLCAP 2,534.46 ▲ 1.81% BVL PERÚ 59,719.97 ▲ 0.43% USD/BRL5.10▲ 0.17% USD/MXN16.91▼ 0.37% USD/CLP930.46▼ 0.76% USD/COP3,143▼ 0.83% USD/PEN3.36▼ 0.03% USD/ARS1,508▼ 0.17% USD/UYU40.23▲ 1.13% USD/PYG5,924▲ 2.31% USD/BOB12.30▲ 4.75% USD/DOP58.65▲ 0.17% USD/CRC447.49▲ 1.34% USD/GTQ7.63▲ 2.30% USD/HNL26.84▲ 1.66% USD/NIO36.62▲ 0.71% USD/VES805.37▲ 0.19% USD/PAB1.00— 0.00% USD/BZD2.00— 0.00% USD/JMD 157.28 — 0.00% USD/TTD6.65▲ 0.05% EUR/BRL5.93▼ 0.63% BRENT 88.88 ▼ 0.03% WTI 83.11 ▼ 0.11% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.61 ▲ 0.03% GOLD 4,461 ▲ 1.78% SILVER 65.59 ▲ 1.26% SOY 1,184 ▲ 3.20% CORN 480.50 ▲ 10.02% WHEAT 655.00 ▲ 3.93% COFFEE 317.25 ▼ 5.51% SUGAR 16.43 ▼ 1.79% ORANGE JUICE 138.55 ▼ 0.47% COTTON 85.03 ▲ 2.33% COCOA 5,719 ▲ 3.18% BEEF 223.60 ▼ 3.93% CATTLE 339.10 ▼ 3.16% LITHIUM 75.20 ▲ 1.47% PETR4 41.64 ▼ 0.05% VALE3 72.97 ▲ 0.83% ITUB4 38.60 ▼ 1.03% BBDC4 16.85 ▲ 0.36% ABEV3 14.89 ▼ 0.80% BBAS3 19.37 ▲ 0.47% B3SA3 14.26 ▼ 0.21% WEGE3 47.59 ▲ 0.49% PRIO3 59.14 ▼ 0.19% SUZB3 41.33 ▲ 2.35% RENT3 34.68 ▼ 0.09% AZZA3 15.89 ▼ 2.63% CSAN3 3.22 ▼ 1.83% RAIZ4 0.25 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.75 ▼ 0.36% GMAT3 3.65 ▼ 1.08% PSSA3 48.13 ▼ 0.54% CVCB3 1.33 ▼ 2.92% POSI3 3.36 ▲ 2.44% SLCE3 13.34 ▲ 0.30% NATU3 8.14 ▼ 0.73% IBOV 185,188.13 ▼ 0.01% IPSA 11,315.26 ▼ 1.14% IPC MEX 65,473.16 ▲ 0.91% MERVAL 3,058,093 ▼ 1.55% COLCAP 2,534.46 ▲ 1.81% BVL PERÚ 59,719.97 ▲ 0.43% USD/BRL 5.16 ▲ 0.01% USD/MXN 17.06 ▼ 0.24% USD/CLP 913.98 ▲ 0.04% USD/COP 3,140 ▲ 0.03% USD/PEN 3.36 ▼ 0.66% USD/ARS 1,493 ▲ 0.10% USD/UYU 40.27 ▲ 1.24% USD/PYG 5,939 ▲ 1.68% USD/BOB 11.64 ▼ 0.76% USD/DOP 58.34 ▲ 1.25% USD/CRC 445.92 ▲ 0.89% USD/GTQ 7.62 ▲ 2.21% USD/HNL 26.79 ▲ 1.57% USD/NIO 36.62 ▲ 0.69% USD/VES 762.44 ▼ 0.13% USD/PAB 1.00 — 0.00% USD/BZD 2.00 — 0.00% USD/JMD 157.28 — 0.00% USD/TTD 6.70 ▲ 0.61% EUR/BRL 5.95 ▲ 1.01% BRENT 88.88 ▼ 0.03% WTI 83.11 ▼ 0.11% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.61 ▲ 0.03% GOLD 4,461 ▲ 1.78% SILVER 65.59 ▲ 1.26% SOY 1,184 ▲ 3.20% CORN 480.50 ▲ 10.02% WHEAT 655.00 ▲ 3.93% COFFEE 317.25 ▼ 5.51% SUGAR 16.43 ▼ 1.79% ORANGE JUICE 138.55 ▼ 0.47% COTTON 85.03 ▲ 2.33% COCOA 5,719 ▲ 3.18% BEEF 223.60 ▼ 3.93% CATTLE 339.10 ▼ 3.16% LITHIUM 75.20 ▲ 1.47% PETR4 41.64 ▼ 0.05% VALE3 72.97 ▲ 0.83% ITUB4 38.60 ▼ 1.03% BBDC4 16.85 ▲ 0.36% ABEV3 14.89 ▼ 0.80% BBAS3 19.37 ▲ 0.47% B3SA3 14.26 ▼ 0.21% WEGE3 47.59 ▲ 0.49% PRIO3 59.14 ▼ 0.19% SUZB3 41.33 ▲ 2.35% RENT3 34.68 ▼ 0.09% AZZA3 15.89 ▼ 2.63% CSAN3 3.22 ▼ 1.83% RAIZ4 0.25 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.75 ▼ 0.36% GMAT3 3.65 ▼ 1.08% PSSA3 48.13 ▼ 0.54% CVCB3 1.33 ▼ 2.92% POSI3 3.36 ▲ 2.44% SLCE3 13.34 ▲ 0.30% NATU3 8.14 ▼ 0.73%
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Foreigner Arrested Trying to Board Flight to Portugal With Three Kilos of Cocaine

By · July 1, 2019 · 1 min read

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Federal Police arrested a Latvian man carrying three kilos of cocaine, trying to board a flight to Portugal, with Paris as his final destination, on Saturday night, June 29th, at the Salgado Filho International Airport, in Porto Alegre.

Latvian man was arrested trying to board a flight to Portugal, with Paris as his final destination, with three kilos of cocaine.
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According to the Federal Police, the 47-year-old foreigner was caught trying to get into the airport’s departure lounge. The drugs were carried in his personal luggage.

He was taken to the Federal Police headquarters and arrested in the act for international drug trafficking.

The Federal Police reported that communication with the prisoner was only made possible with the assistance of a federal police officer fluent in Russian.

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