Security crisis in Ecuador: When reality trumps management
The scourge of organized crime, drug trafficking, common crime, and an unprecedented prison crisis place Ecuador as the country
May 30, 2022Section
Security
News on Security from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Elections in Colombia: violence and murders limit the guarantees to vote
Violence has intensified in the run-up to the elections in Colombia, limiting the guarantees to vote, Cristy Lozano Tautiva warns...
May 26, 2022
Ecuador: insecurity and violence hit the population
Organized crime groups, urban gangs, muggers, and common thieves threaten security in Ecuador, and while citizens are demanding protection
May 24, 2022
Mexico: Attack on a hotel and two bars in Celaya leaves at least 11 dead
In Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico, an armed commando attacked a hotel and two adjoining bars on Monday night, leaving at least...
May 24, 2022
Experts warn of the “cocainization” of Paraguay
Paraguay, historically, was a marijuana-producing country, but has also become a distribution center for cocaine in recent years.
May 24, 2022
Murders in Brazil dropped in the first three months of 2022
The number of murders in Brazil continues to fall in 2022, according to the national homicide index created by G1,...
May 18, 2022
The theories on the assassination of the Paraguayan prosecutor in Colombia
The attack against Paraguayan prosecutor Marcelo Pecci occurred on Tuesday, May 10, on the island of Baru, located about 40...
May 12, 2022
Chile: Radical Mapuche Group Calls for Armed Resistance
The Arauco-Malleco Coordinator, a radical organization of the Mapuche ethnic group, called this Wednesday (05.11.2022) for "armed resistance"
May 12, 2022
Uruguay seeks to stem unprecedented wave of “narco” violence
Uruguay is suffering a wave of homicides that has led the government to "redouble" efforts to fight an unprecedented level...
May 12, 2022