Brazil Says $1.5bn Was Laundered Through Rio Petrol Stations
Coaf traced R$7.6bn ($1.48bn) in a Rio fuel station laundering case. A Senate hopeful and former police chief are among...
July 10, 2026Topic
organized crime
Colombia Sends a Tren de Aragua Founder to Chile, Not the US
Colombia has approved the extradition of Larry Changa, a founder of the Tren de Aragua gang, to Chile, a rare...
July 2, 2026
Brazil’s ‘Biggest Cocaine Bust’ Collapses as Tests Find No Drugs in Timber
Laboratory tests found no cocaine in Bolivian timber seized in Brazil and Chile. Prosecutors closed the case as a false...
June 23, 2026
How Ecuador Became Latin America’s Deadliest Country and a War Zone
Ecuador now has Latin America's highest murder rate and hosts US-backed troops fighting drug gangs. Here is how a once-calm...
June 18, 2026
Major Refineries Pulled Into Brazil’s Crime-Fuel Scandal
A Brazil fuel fraud probe now reaches major refineries that sold 100 million liters of naphtha to a firm accused...
June 13, 2026
Brazil sees 5% rise in murders in 2020, with greatest increase in Northeast region states
Last year, 43,892 violent deaths were recorded, compared to 41,730 in 2019. That is, 2,162 additional deaths. Victims of intentional...
April 10, 2026
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.
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