On September 5, the State of São Paulo Civil Police arrested Anderson Lacerda Pereira, alias Gordão, one of Brazil’s most wanted narcotraffickers, at a restaurant in Poá. Pereira had been wanted since 2017, when he was sentenced to 21 years in prison for international narcotrafficking and also had an Interpol [ … ]
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China Expands Its Global Media Footprint
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its proxies “are using more sophisticated and coercive tactics to shape media narratives and suppress critical reporting,” including intimidation of journalists, the September report Beijing’s Global Media Influence 2022, by U.S.-based nonprofit organization Freedom House, which conducts research and advocacy on human rights and [ … ]
Brazil: Federal Police Dismantles International Narcotrafficking Organization
In mid-September, Brazil’s Federal Police (PF) launched Operation Rookies to dismantle a criminal organization that engaged in transnational narcotrafficking and money laundering. “The Justice ordered the blocking of 130 bank accounts of 30 people under investigation,” the PF reported. According to the investigation, members of the criminal organization moved close [ … ]
Synthetic Drugs Gain Popularity in Latin America
The trafficking of synthetic drugs such as methamphetamines (MDMA), fentanyl, and ecstasy is on the rise in Latin America, with new markets, routes, and substances that challenge the traditional predominance of plant-based narcotics, InSight Crime, an organization that studies organized crime in Latin America and the Caribbean, indicated in a [ … ]
US to deliver 12 Helicopters to Colombia to Protect the Amazon Region
The United States government will deliver 12 Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to Colombia to combat deforestation in the Amazon region, which, according to the Colombian Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development reached more than 174,000 hectares in 2021. The first three helicopters arrived in Colombia on September 15, the [ … ]
Criminal Groups Destroy Peruvian Amazon, Study Shows
Peru’s 70 million hectares of Amazon rainforest are being razed at an alarming rate. According to a recent study by Brazilian think tank Instituto Igarapé in partnership with InSight Crime, which specializes in organized crime in Latin America and the Caribbean, the destruction of the forest has intensified in recent [ … ]
Venezuela and Iran Deepen Relations on Various Fronts
As part of Iran and Venezuela’s recently signed 20-year cooperation road map, Iran’s car manufacturer Saipa will launch new models in Venezuela under a deal the company signed with the Venezuelan regime, Iranian broadcaster PressTV reported in early October. The deal, according to a Saipa statement, will focus on joint [ … ]
Brazil: 8 out of 10 Women Human and Environmental Rights Defenders in the Amazon Are Violence Victims, NGO Says
In 2021, eight out of every 10 women human and environmental rights defenders in the Brazilian Amazon were victims of violence. This is what the Igarapé Institute, a Brazilian think tank that specializes in public, climate, and digital security, indicated in a recent report. Illegal activities from transnational criminal organizations, [ … ]
Cyber Guardian Exercise Strengthens Cyber Defense Partnerships
The Brazilian Ministry of Defense-sponsored Cyber Guardian exercise is the Southern Hemisphere’s main annual cyber warfare training exercise. Its objective is to simulate cyber threats to critical structures — hydroelectric power plants, banks, and airports, for example — in order to stimulate collaborative actions to protect the information technology systems [ … ]
Uruguay Adds Three Coast Guard Vessels to Its Navy
The Uruguayan Navy received three Protector-class coastal patrol boats from the U.S. government. The handover ceremony took place in the United States, at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore on September 1. The Coast Guard cutters will arrive at Naval Base TN Carlos Macchitelli in Montevideo in early November to [ … ]
Ecuador Intensifies Military Operations on the Border with Colombia
Faced with the growing presence of illegal armed groups on the Colombian-Ecuadorian border, the Ecuadorian Armed Forces intensified security and controls in the region to prevent these groups from crossing into Ecuadorian territory, the Ecuadorian Armed Forces’ Joint Command said via Twitter. “Our mission is to guard the border, the [ … ]
Peruvian Armed Forces Dismantle Shining Path Cell
Peruvian security forces neutralized 15 Shining Path (SL) terrorists, seized weapons, and dismantled the group’s communications system as part of Operation Patriot, Peruvian Army General Manuel Gómez de la Torre, head of the Armed Forces’ Joint Command, told the press. The operation in the Vizcatán area of the Apurímac, Ene, [ … ]