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Protesters hold signs calling for justice in a march against civilian deaths under Operation Shield, in Baixada Santista. Manifestadores con avisos pidiendo justicia en una manifestación contra las muertes provocadas por la Operación Escudo, en la Baixada Santista.
Posted inNews Security Policy

In Brazil, Old Police Tactics Lead to Same Results 

by Markus Espinoza and Christopher Newton 14 Mar 202414 Mar 2024
Posted inNews Elites and Crime

The Surinamese Cocaine Trafficker Endlessly Evading Justice 

by Douwe den Held 13 Mar 202431 Jul 2024
Marcola being escorted by federal police after hospital visit in 2020.
Marcola siendo escoltado por policías federales tras una visita al hospital en 2020.
Posted inNews Brazil

Despite Rumors of a Split, PCC Remains United

by Beatriz Vicent Fernández 7 Mar 202411 Mar 2024
Anti-corruption protest in El Salvador. Protesta anticorrupción en El Salvador.
Posted inNews Elites and Crime

What the Corruption Perceptions Index Actually Says About Corruption In Latin America

by Sam Woolston 23 Feb 202423 Feb 2024
cover image map homicides round up rates 2023
Posted inNews Homicides

InSight Crime’s 2023 Homicide Round-Up

by Juliana Manjarrés and Christopher Newton 21 Feb 202422 Mar 2024
An image showing how illegal gold mining is destroying swathes of protected Yanomami territory in Brazil.
Posted inNews Illegal Mining

Illegal Gold Mining Continues Threatening Yanomami Land in Brazil

by Juan Diego Cárdenas 22 Jan 202422 Jan 2024
Rifles incautados durante la Operación Dakovo.
Posted inNews Arms Trafficking

Arms Trafficking Case Puts Europe-Paraguay Pipeline on the Map

by Beatriz Vicent Fernández 11 Jan 202411 Jan 2024
Posted inNews

GameChangers 2023: A Win Against Deforestation in the Amazon, For Now

by María Fernanda Ramírez and Juan Diego Cárdenas 2 Jan 202416 Jul 2024
Posted inNews Featured

What Is Behind Rising Violence in Bahia, Brazil?

by Christopher Newton, Sandra Pellegrini and Rachel Sodré 13 Dec 202329 Aug 2024
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Posted inNews Venezuela

Venezuelan Gang Leaves Trail of Dead in Roraima, Brazil

by piauí, OCCRP and CNN 27 Nov 202327 Nov 2023
Brazil, Latin America’s largest economy, faces a new era of violence and crime.
Posted inBrazil Brazil

Brazil Profile

by InSight Crime 24 Nov 202311 Dec 2023
A bus in Rio de Janeiro which was set on fire by militias in Brazil.
Posted inNews Brazil Militias

Local Police Could Disrupt Attempts to Remove Militias From Rio, Brazil

by Chris Dalby 9 Nov 202310 Nov 2023

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