São Paulo Ex-Council Chief Surrenders in Probe of Gang-Linked Buses
Milton Leite, ex-São Paulo council chief, surrendered in a probe of PCC gang ties to 12 of the city's 22...
September 19, 2026Section
Security
News on Security from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Brazil Nuclear Submarine Delayed to 2038 as Funding Falls Short
Brazil's first nuclear-powered submarine, the Álvaro Alberto, is now due in 2038, 13 years late, as the Navy says it...
September 19, 2026
Mérida Amoeba Case: Inspectors Confirm Lake Irregularities
Yucatán officials confirmed irregularities at Plaza La Isla's artificial lake after a Naegleria fowleri death; the operator faces a 1.7M-peso...
September 18, 2026
Why a Rare Amoeba Death in Merida Matters for Mexico’s Yucatan
A rare brain amoeba killed an instructor at a lake in Merida, a first for Yucatan. The tourist state says...
September 18, 2026
Trinidad Ends 199 Days of Emergency Rule With Murders Barely Down
Trinidad and Tobago's 199-day emergency ended with 5,802 arrests and murders barely down, a test of a common Caribbean tool...
September 18, 2026
Bolivia’s Congress Backs an IMF Rescue That Will End Its Cheap Fuel
Bolivia's Congress approved a US$1.9 billion IMF loan to ease its worst crisis in decades. The price is an end...
September 18, 2026
Peru’s Illegal Gold Set to Outsell Legal Gold, Worth Up to US$18 Billion
Illegal gold, linked to violence, deforestation and lost taxes, is set to outsell legal gold in Peru for the first...
September 18, 2026
Colombia Court Lifts Air Strike Ban, Sets Rules on Minors
A Bogotá court lifted its suspension of Colombian air strikes in areas with recruited minors, replacing it with a reinforced...
September 17, 2026
Ecuador Declares Yet Another Emergency as Killings Rise Despite Crackdown
Ecuador's president declared a 60-day emergency in eight provinces, roughly the twentieth since 2024, yet the murder rate remains near...
September 17, 2026