Amazon Protection Pact Falls Short on Tackling Organized Crime 

Leaders in Belém failed to discuss measures to combat organized criminal groups perpetrating environmental crimes in the Amazon.

Expanding Drug Trafficking on Peru’s Borders With Colombia and Brazil

The tri-border where Colombia, Brazil, and Venezuela meet has long served as a transit corridor for cocaine.

Challenges and Opportunities in Protecting Amazon Tri-Border Regions

Legal protections for the Amazon rainforest are complicated by different domestic laws and competing interests across countries.

Environmental Crimes Plague Amazon’s Tri-Border Regions

Deep in the vast jungle of the Amazon, critical primary forests are being razed to mine gold, grow coca, and harvest timber.

Digging Into a Toxic Trade: Illegal Mining in Amazon Tri-Border Regions

Illegal mining is by far the most widespread and insidious environmental crime occurring in the Amazon’s tri-border regions.

Beneath the Surface of Timber Trafficking on the Peru-Colombia-Brazil Border

In the Amazon’s tri-border areas, illegal logging is expanding, due to the low cost of land, and few controls on deforestation.

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

An annual review of Brazil's security landscape paints a highly pessimistic outlook for the country's criminal woes.

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

On paper, Latin American governments are fighting back against the shark fin trade. In reality, the massacre continues.

Can Brazil Keep Illegal Miners Off Yanomami Lands?  

Brazil’s Federal Police detected no new illegal mines on Yanomami territory, but there remain barriers to ending illegal mining in the area. …

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

Acts of violence directly targeting government officials are more common in Mexico and Brazil than in other parts of the world.

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

Latin America's constantly growing prison population has seen tens of thousands of children growing up without their parents, with dire consequences.

DataInSights: Latin America’s Homicide Hotspots 

From Colima to Caracas, some parts of Latin America have stubbornly high homicide rates, far higher than the rest of their country.