Brazil sees 5% rise in murders in 2020, with greatest increase in Northeast region states
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil posted a 5% increase in murders in 2020 compared to 2019, after two consecutive…
April 10, 2026Topic
organized crime
Amazon Sovereignty Threatened, Says Barroso at Davos
Roberto Barroso, President of Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court, raised serious concerns at the 2024 World Economic Forum in Davos. He…
January 18, 2024
Chile presents bill to raise standards for pursuing illicit money trail
Chile presented the bill “Economic Intelligence against Crime” this Thursday, which seeks to raise the standards to pursue the route…
May 12, 2023
Chile announces additional US$1.5 billion to fight organized crime amid security crisis
The president of Chile, Gabriel Boric, announced an additional US$1.5 billion on Thursday to strengthen the State’s fight against organized…
April 7, 2023
Documentary: Brazil, a last stand in the Americas
This two-part original documentary series by NTD Brazil and The Epoch Times investigates foreign interest in the Brazilian elections and…
January 8, 2023
Ecuador’s Lasso calls for transnational solution to organized crime at UN
Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso said in a debate at the 77th session of the UN General Assembly that transnational crime…
September 21, 2022
Latin America and EU join forces against organized crime finances
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – More than 150 representatives of institutions from Latin America and the Caribbean and the European…
November 9, 2021
Peruvian Prosecutor’s Office opens new investigation into Keiko Fujimori’s husband
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday (20) announced on its social networks that the Lava Jato…
July 21, 2021
Brazil’s Amazonas state’s inferno: flood of the century, wave of violence, and Covid-19
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The largest flood in 119 years in the state affects communities controlled by drug trafficking,…
June 14, 2021