An Italian newspaper reported that a terrorist group linked to Iran may be planning an attack in Colombia, Brazil or Bolivia, but there is little to suggest this report, light on details, is anything more than propaganda.
Rio de Janeiro's Security Secretary Jose Mariano Beltrame talks police corruption, militia groups, and the next phase of the favela "pacification" program with blogger Julia Michaels.
A report on child recruitment by Colombia's criminal groups draws attention to the prevalence of the tactic across the region, as gangs exploit a low-cost, low-risk, and highly expendable source of manpower.
Police announced the killing of one of Rio de Janeiro's most wanted drug traffickers, sparking mixed reactions in the neighborhoods he once ruled and opening a new power void in the city.
A GlobalPost report sheds light on the crisis in Latin America's prisons, highlighting several alarming trends in prisons throughout the region.
Brazil's Senate Ethics Committee has voted to remove a legislator from office for his alleged ties to a gambling kingpin, amid a broader investigation which hints at corruption at the highest levels of power in the country.
Brazil has deployed 8,700 troops to the northern Amazon frontier, its fourth ambitious border crackdown in less than a year. But questions remain about Brazil's ability to sufficiently plug the holes along its vast border, shared with 10 countries.
With the marking of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, and with the recent kidnapping of French journalist Romeo Langlois by rebel group the FARC in Colombia, the challenges facing journalists in Latin America who report on criminal groups once again comes under the spotlight.
Activists say that a controversial law recently passed by Brazil's Congress could lead to increased deforestation in the Amazon. If the law puts less pressure on farmers to preserve forest land, animal traffickers could possibly take advantage of the situation.
How much can a city change? This is the question underlying doubts arising in the last two weeks regarding Rio’s public safety policy.
