Brazil

Multiple high-powered rifles seized in North Rio

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Criminal Arsenals Full After Brazil Made it Easier to Legally Buy Guns

by Scott Mistler-Ferguson 23 Jun 202213 Oct 2023

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Fake Death Certificates and Vans Full of Cash – Brazil’s Pablo Escobar is Finally Arrested

by Chris Dalby 21 Jun 202213 Oct 2023

Over 360 kilos of Irganox 1076, a novel cutting agent used in cocaine refining, was seized by Sao Paulo police

Powerful New Chemical Used to Cut Cocaine and Crack Found in São Paulo

by Peter Appleby 14 Jun 202213 Oct 2023

An armored military police vehicle in Vila Cruzeiro

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Rio’s Campaign Against Red Command Achieving Little But Increasing Body Count

by Scott Mistler-Ferguson 30 May 202213 Oct 2023

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Why São Paulo’s Guarulhos Airport Became Cocaine Dispatch Point to Europe and Africa

by Cat Rainsford 27 May 202213 Oct 2023

Nelma Kodama, pictured during the Lava Jato investigations

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From Singing in Court to Alleged International Cocaine Deals – The Fall of Brazil’s Nelma Kodama

by Cat Rainsford 26 Apr 202213 Oct 2023

Operativos de la policía para desalojar Cracolandia

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São Paulo’s ‘Crackland’ Drug Market Finds New Real Estate

by Scott Mistler-Ferguson 8 Apr 202213 Oct 2023

The port of Paranaguá in southern Brazil

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Brazil’s Southern Port of Paranaguá Offers Alternative Route for Europe Cocaine

by Chris Dalby 28 Mar 202213 Oct 2023

A row of gas cylinders

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Militias Fleece Locals for Basic Services in Rio Favelas

by Scott Mistler-Ferguson 25 Mar 202213 Oct 2023

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Why Does Latin America Dominate the World’s Most Violent Cities List?

by Chris Dalby, Parker Asmann and Gabrielle Gorder 24 Mar 202213 Oct 2023

Some guns with 3D parts found during a raid in Miami, Florida

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Brazil Arms Traffickers Used Portable Technology to Manufacture Gun Parts

by Henry Shuldiner 18 Mar 202213 Oct 2023

A still photo of Rocco Morabito after his initial arrest in Uruguay

Uruguay Asks Difficult Questions About Italian Mobster’s Jailbreak

by Chris Dalby 16 Mar 202213 Oct 2023

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