Vida Loca Drug Suspect Sent to Madagascar
Spain extradited Mauritian-linked drug suspect Vida Loca to Madagascar on 16 October 2026 on trafficking and money laundering charges.
October 18, 2026Section
Security
News on Security from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Jamundí Ex-Mayor Survives Attack, Guard Dies
Gunmen attacked ex-mayor Andrés Felipe Ramírez in Jamundí, Colombia, and killed his bodyguard. He survived unhurt; an investigation is under...
October 17, 2026
Mauritius Plans Nationwide Curfew Powers
Mauritius' Cabinet backed a Police (Amendment) Bill on 16 October to allow a nationwide curfew and harsher penalties for carrying...
October 17, 2026
Chile Grants Parole to Campillai Attacker
Chile's parole commission approved release for ex-police captain Patricio Maturana, who blinded Senator Fabiola Campillai in 2019.
October 16, 2026
Guatemala Army Buys 4 US Aircraft for US$30M
Guatemala's army took delivery of four US aircraft on 14 October for about US$30 million: one Twin Otter, three firefighting...
October 16, 2026
Paraguay University Shuts Over Attack Threat
Paraguay's National University of Asunción suspended classes on 16 October 2026 over an emailed attack threat. Police found no explosives.
October 16, 2026
Rio Archaeologist Shot in Leblon Robbery
Rio archaeologist Tânia Andrade Lima, 81, who led the Valongo Wharf dig, was shot in a Leblon robbery on 15...
October 16, 2026
Costa Rica Detains 1 in American’s Killing
Costa Rican police detained a woman on 16 October over the killing of a US man in Playas del Coco;...
October 16, 2026
Monterrey Shooting Kills 2 Former Police
Two men were shot dead on Avenida Gómez Morín in Monterrey on 15 October. Unnamed sources say both were ex-police...
October 16, 2026