In early November 2023, the Brazilian government launched a Decree to Guarantee Law and Order (GLO), to reinforce actions to combat organized crime. The plan includes the strengthening and joining of the Federal, Highway, and Criminal Police; and the Armed Forces (Army, Air Force, and Navy), to expand operations at [ … ]
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Ecuador and Peru Lead Fight Against IUU Fishing in the Region
Ecuador and Peru are leading the fight against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing that the Chinese fishing fleet carries out year round in Latin America, British newspaper The Economist reported in late 2023. IUU fishing has decimated fish stocks globally over the last decade. The crime ranks as the [ … ]
Colombian Military Forces Deal Heavy Blows to Clan del Golfo
Captures, combats, and seizures of drugs, laboratories, and weapons are some of the successes of the Colombian Military Forces against the organized armed group Clan del Golfo organized armed group. These results have been achieved within the framework of the Ayacucho Joint Strategic Plan, which addresses security problems differentially by [ … ]
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 [ … ]
Investigation Lays Out Deep Involvement of Maduro Regime in Drug Trade
The latest transnational journalistic investigation, led by the international investigative journalism organization Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), in partnership with the Latin American Center of Investigative Journalism (CLIP) and various other Latin American organizations, highlights the deep involvement of the Venezuelan regime and its military in the drug [ … ]
US and Chilean Navies Strengthen Interoperability with Naval Exercise
With the aim of increasing interoperability, readiness, and strengthening ties of friendship and cooperation, the navies of the United States and Chile completed a new edition of naval exercise Teamwork South, October 6-12, between the regions of Coquimbo and Valparaíso, in central Chile. “There is a manifest interest in terms [ … ]
Air Forces of the Americas Meet in Chile
The Chilean Air Force (FACH) hosted the 46th Committee of the System of Cooperation among the American Air Forces (SICOFAA) for the 2023-2024 cycle at the Quinchamalí Club in Santiago, Chile, November 7-9. The international committee brought together representatives of the air forces of 16 countries of the Americas and [ … ]
Colombian Military Forces Activate New Command in the Northwest
In mid-October, the Colombian government inaugurated the creation of the Northwest Joint Command No. 5 (CCON5), tasked with guaranteeing the security, defense, and well-being of communities in the departments of Antioquia, Córdoba, Sucre, Bolívar, Boyacá, and Chocó. The new military unit composed of more than 30,000 men and women from [ … ]
Drought and Crime Exacerbate Degradation of the Amazon
The Amazon region is going through its worst drought in more than a century. In Brazil, the Rio Negro, one of the region’s great rivers, has reached a depth of 12.89 meters, the lowest mark since measurements began in 1902. The Amazon rivers and tributaries, through which food, medicine, and [ … ]
Maduro Earns Worldwide Criticism over the Essequibo
Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro has embarked on an aggressive campaign to annex some 160,000 square kilometers of territory belonging to Guyana, following the December 3 consultative referendum. The referendum sought to gauge the opinions of voters on five issues relating to a long-standing dispute between Venezuela and its eastern border neighbor. [ … ]
The Risks of China-Made High-Impact Infrastructure in Colombia PART II
Colombia, unlike other Latin American countries, was until recently almost immune to China’s penetration. However, this has changed significantly in recent years. According to data from the Bank of the Republic of Colombia, in 2022 direct investment from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) tripled in the Andean country. The [ … ]
Honduras Hosts Human Rights Conference
Military and law enforcement leaders from 10 countries came together for the Central American Human Rights Initiative Conference in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, November 29-30, to analyze human rights directives and policies applied in participating countries. The Conference was made possible thanks to the Honduran Ministry of Defense and U.S. Southern Command [ … ]