The Business of Drug Trafficking in Brazil’s Favelas

December 31, 2015

The business of drug trafficking in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro is not just young people carrying drugs in one hand and an AK-47 in the other. The Firm, as it is called, has a rigid structure and hierarchy, seeks efficiency, and adapts successful processes from traditional companies.

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For decades, Ecuador was perceived as an exception in a region plagued by drug trafficking, armed violence, and criminal capture of the state. While neighboring countries faced open wars between cartels and state forces, Ecuador seemed to remain on the sidelines of these dynamics. That image began to slowly crack and finally collapsed in January […]

The Business of Drug Trafficking in Brazil’s Favelas

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