Brazil

Prisoners at the door of an overloaded jail cell in Brazil.

News

Firearms, Disappearances, Prison Overcrowding: Brazil’s Problems Are Getting Worse

by Chris Dalby 1 Aug 20237 Dec 2023

News Illegal Fishing

Shark Fin Trade Thriving in Latin America, Despite Promises of Progress

by María Fernanda Ramírez and Chris Dalby 26 Jul 202313 Oct 2023

A mining site in Yanomami territories of Brazil.

Can Brazil Keep Illegal Miners Off Yanomami Lands? 

by Christopher Newton 3 Jul 202313 Oct 2023

Political violence is carried out by police militias in Brazil

Crime Groups Drive Pre-Election Violence in Mexico, Brazil: Study

by Christopher Newton 29 Jun 202325 Jul 2024

Thousands of children are separated from parents in prison, or have to spend part of their childhood behind bars as well.

Q&A: Latin American Children With Parents in Prison Get No Support

by Chris Dalby 22 Jun 202326 Jul 2024

Latin America’s Homicide Hotspots

by Christopher Newton, Chris Dalby and Peter Appleby 15 Jun 202329 Aug 2024

Brazilian Federal security forces in front of a burning plane

Brazil’s PCC Complicates Fight Against Illegal Mining in Amazon

by Sean Doherty and Chris Dalby 26 May 202313 Oct 2023

Paraguayan authorities posing for a picture with men arrested for arms trafficking in an international Interpol-led operation.

Q&A Arms Trafficking

Across the Americas, Governments Aim to Rein in Flow of Guns

by Henry Shuldiner and Anastasia Austin 24 Apr 202326 Jul 2024

Rodrigo Alvarenga, a presumed leader of the group targeted by Operation Hinterland, stands between Paraguayan authorities after being arrested.

News Cocaine Europe

Paraguay Shown as Key Link in Bolivia-Europe Cocaine Route

by Gavin Voss 11 Apr 202313 Oct 2023

A Paraguay police officer sets a pile of marijuana crops on fire in an eradication operation.

Paraguay Anti-Marijuana Operations Barely Dent Production in Amambay

by Henry Shuldiner 10 Apr 202313 Oct 2023

PCC graffitti on a wall in the tri-border area of Colombia, Brazil, and Peru

News

Brazil Gangs Behind Surging Violence on Colombia, Peru Tri-Border

by Juan Diego Cárdenas 4 Apr 202313 Oct 2023

A Portuguese soldier stands guard next to a record cocaine seizure in the country, coming from Latin America. (Reuters)

5 Takeaways From UN Global Report on Cocaine 2023

by Juan Diego Posada and Yago Rosado 17 Mar 202313 Oct 2023