Brazil Stocks Drift as US Sanctions Push the Dollar to a Three-Month High
Brazil's Ibovespa slipped 0.20% to 171,689 on July 1 as the dollar hit a three-month high near 5.21 reais after...
July 2, 2026Topic
PCC
US Sanctions Brazilian Firms Linked to Gang It Now Calls Terrorists
US Treasury sanctioned 2 Brazilians and 4 firms on July 1 for laundering over US$30 million in drug money via...
July 1, 2026
Brazil’s Banks Turn to Mexico After US Brands Its Gangs Terrorists
Brazil banks quietly called Mexican peers after Washington labeled PCC and CV terrorists—one compliance slip could sever their access to...
June 22, 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
Global Mafias Find Foothold in Brazil
In Santos, São Paulo, near a crucial international drug trafficking port, Slovenian Dejan Kovac was shot dead in early January
March 8, 2024
Paraguay: Members of Brazil’s most dangerous criminal gang tried to escape from prison through a tunnel
The Paraguayan police found a tunnel dug in one of the wings of the Ciudad del Este prison where members...
December 31, 2021
VIII Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba begins
The VIII Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), which is expected to be the political farewell of the...
April 16, 2021
Paraguay Deports Brazilian Crime Boss After Unsuccessful Break-out
Paraguay is deporting an influential Brazilian drug dealer back to his home country after suspected members of the crime syndicate...
January 12, 2021
Opinion: Rio’s Evil Export
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The year 2016 ended in a flurry of mostly natural deaths...
January 6, 2017