Service members of the Americas joined the Brazilian Armed Forces to support victims of the floods in Rio Grande do Sul, which left more than 160 people dead and more than 580,000 displaced. “Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay are cooperating directly with Joint Operation Taquari 2,” the Social Communication Section of [ … ]
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![Armed Forces of the Americas Unite to Support Brazil’s Flood Victims Armed Forces of the Americas Unite to Support Brazil’s Flood Victims](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/BRA-ARG-US-Flood-Victims-Help-1-345x230.jpg)
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Brazil Expels Illegal Miners from Indigenous Lands
Nine months after launching a major operation to dismantle extensive illegal gold mining activities in the Yanomami indigenous lands of the Amazon, the Brazilian government has achieved great success with a reduction of almost 80 percent of the territories affected by the illegal activity, the Brazilian Ministry of Defense said [ … ]
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Brazilian Federal Police Carries Out One of Largest Cocaine Seizures at Ports
On November 4, agents of the Brazilian Federal Police (PF) and the Brazilian Federal Revenue made the largest seizure of drugs ever recorded in Pará state, and one of the largest in Brazilian ports. The operation took place in the Port of Vila do Conde, in Barcarena, where authorities seized [ … ]
![Brazil, Paraguay Destroy 748 Tons of Marijuana in the Border Region Brazil, Paraguay Destroy 748 Tons of Marijuana in the Border Region](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/CN-PRY-BRA-748-Tons-of-Marijuana-1-1-345x230.jpg)
Brazil, Paraguay Destroy 748 Tons of Marijuana in the Border Region
Nearly 100 officers from the Paraguayan National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) and the Brazilian Federal Police (PF) destroyed 748 tons of marijuana as part of Operation New Alliance XXX. During the 10-day raid, which ended April 1, the security forces used helicopters to locate the crops and follow the movement of [ … ]
![Brazil: Federal Police Seizes More Than 10 Tons of Marijuana and Dismantles Group that Shipped Cocaine to Africa Brazil: Federal Police Seizes More Than 10 Tons of Marijuana and Dismantles Group that Shipped Cocaine to Africa](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/CN-BRA-10-Tons-Marijuana-Cocaine-to-Africa-1-345x230.jpeg)
Brazil: Federal Police Seizes More Than 10 Tons of Marijuana and Dismantles Group that Shipped Cocaine to Africa
On September 30, 2021, the Brazilian Federal Police (PF, in Portuguese) and Federal Highway Police (PRF, in Portuguese) intercepted a truck with more than 10 tons of marijuana in Santa Catarina state. The drug was hidden in a gravel cargo. “The suspicious vehicle was parked at a gas station on [ … ]
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Whose Rights Are They, Anyway?
Modern international law came into existence at the end of the Thirty Years’ War in Europe.1 Horrified by the unprecedented destruction of a series of wars over religion, European negotiators at Westphalia coined the phrase “cuius regio, eius religio.”2 Literally translated, it means “whose realm, his religion.” It could be loosely translated [ … ]
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Brazil Strengthens Relationship with Partner Nations in Meetings with Military Attachés
Brazil currently has 55 defense attachés. To strengthen its relationship with the nations in which these service members are advisors, as part of the diplomatic corps, the Brazilian Ministry of Defense (MD, in Portuguese) held the Symposium Update for Partner Nations Defense Attachés. “Attachés play a fundamental role in pursuing [ … ]
![Brazil: Federal Police Combats Human Trafficking in International Operation Brazil: Federal Police Combats Human Trafficking in International Operation](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/BRA-Federal-Police-Operation-LIBERTERRA-345x230.jpg)
Brazil: Federal Police Combats Human Trafficking in International Operation
The Brazilian Federal Police (PF, in Portuguese) joined security forces of more than 40 countries to combat human trafficking during Operation Liberterra, July 5-9, 2021. “The tasks involved prevention, repression, and support activities for victims of human trafficking and promotion of illegal migration [migrant smuggling],” the PF said in a [ … ]
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Brazilian Army Destroys 41 Clandestine Ports Criminals Used on Itaipu Lake
Between February 15 and March 5, Brazilian military and police forces destroyed 41 clandestine ports used by criminal organizations on Itaipu Lake, in the state of Paraná. The actions took place during Operation Importunus 2, and were carried out by soldiers of the Brazilian Army’s (EB, in Portuguese) 15th Motorized [ … ]
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Argentina: Security Forces Rescue Human Trafficking Victims
The Argentine National Gendarmerie dismantled a human trafficking network and rescued seven women age 18 to 25 who were being sexually exploited in Salta province. The operation took place in mid-July, when the force raided residences that offered sexual services. Gendarmerie agents detained two women (the gang leader and the [ … ]
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COVID-19 Arrives in Venezuela Amid Health Care Crisis
Mayerling Oropeza had her last race on Sunday, March 1. The 50-year-old cyclist and web designer was run over on a road east of Caracas, when she was heading back home after participating in an event known as BiciRock. The driver fled the scene and left her on the street. [ … ]
![Ecuadorean and Colombian Service Members Counter Endangered Species Trafficking Ecuadorean and Colombian Service Members Counter Endangered Species Trafficking](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/be508ca76d2fe94b18b9491889e6c272-345x230.jpg)
Ecuadorean and Colombian Service Members Counter Endangered Species Trafficking
Ecuador and Colombia, among the most biodiverse countries in the world, face a daily struggle against the illegal trafficking of animals destined for international markets, a profitable activity for organized crime. “The trade of protected animals is Colombia’s third largest illegal industry after drug and human smuggling. […] Exotic birds, [ … ]