Red Command

The crashed helicopter in Rio de Janeiro

Brief

Helicopter Crashes in Rio Slum Shootout as Murders Rise

by Mimi Yagoub 21 Nov 201624 Apr 2023

Brazil's main gangs are reportedly at war with each other

Brief

Surge in Brazil Prison Murders Likely Linked to New Gang War

by Mimi Yagoub 9 Nov 201624 Apr 2023

Security forces at the scene of a recent prison gang confrontation

Brazil Gang War Sparks Prison Violence, Could Spill Onto Streets

by Mike LaSusa 26 Oct 201624 Apr 2023

Members of the elite BOPE unit near the Boa Vista prison.

Brief

Brazil Prison Riots Could Signal End of Gang Alliance

by Tristan Clavel 18 Oct 201624 Apr 2023

Members of a Central American gang. c/o Brookings Institution

Study Shows Prison Gangs Rule Much More than Penitentiaries

by Benjamin Lessing 30 Sep 201624 Apr 2023

File photo of "Fat Family" before his death

Brief

Rio Drug Boss Killing Sparks Gang-Imposed Curfew

by Mimi Yagoub 28 Sep 201624 Apr 2023

cocaine consumption in South America booms

Surging South America Cocaine Use a Market Boom for Crime Networks

by Deborah Bonello 5 Jul 201624 Apr 2023

Police protest at Rio's airport. c/o IMGUR

Olympic Security Situation in Brazil Causing Concern

by Lloyd Belton 29 Jun 201624 Apr 2023

Cargo theft group arrested in Brazil

Cargo Theft is Big Business for Brazil Crime Groups

by Lloyd Belton 9 Jun 201624 Apr 2023

Gang members in Brazil

How Gangster Warlords Came to Rule Latin America’s Slums

by Ioan Grillo 22 Feb 201624 Apr 2023

Brief

Bolivia Police Catch Members of Brazil’s Red Command

by Arron Daugherty 4 Sep 201524 Apr 2023

The Santa Bernardina Air Base

Brief

Uruguay an Important Weapons Source for LatAm Criminals?

by Michael Lohmuller 14 Jul 201524 Apr 2023

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