The last year has seen criminal governance thrive in Latin America and the Caribbean as resistance erodes. InSight Crime’s investigators break down the year’s biggest stories from across the region.
Migration continued at record levels, with many seeking refuge from organized crime and corruption, only to end up abused and exploited by those same forces during their journeys. Ecuador found itself locked in a complicated battle for control of its prisons and its streets, pitting the state against powerful but fragmenting gangs. Criminal groups elsewhere in the region attacked and corrupted the democratic process in new and alarming ways. And record levels of cocaine production and consumption are pouring fuel on an already raging fire.
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GameChangers 2024: Resistance to Organized Crime Withers
This year, state resistance to organized crime in the Americas faded, as criminal organizations became more entrenched in governments across the region.
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InSight Crime co-directors Steven Dudley and Jeremy McDermott will join some of our most experienced field investigators for a discussion of the Criminal GameChangers annual series.
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