Nigerian Couriers Central to Brazil-West Africa Cocaine Route
Small trafficking groups embedded in Nigeria’s expansive diaspora play a significant role in moving cocaine between Latin America and consumer…
EXCLUSIVE: Indigenous Pastor Wrongly Imprisoned by Brazil’s Narco-Communist Regime Finally Freed
Last Updated on September 27, 2023 Friend of National File, pro-freedom Brazilian tribal Chief, and Christian Pastor, Serere, was released…
Security Force Corruption Scandal Rocks Brazil’s Biggest Amazon State
Senior security officials in Brazil’s northern state of Amazonas have been dismissed in a growing scandal, potentially revealing alarming levels…
Amazon Protection Pact Falls Short on Tackling Organized Crime
South American nations have signed a landmark pact to protect the Amazon rainforest, but the agreement fails to offer comprehensive…
Expanding Drug Trafficking on Peru’s Borders With Colombia and Brazil
The Amazon forest and watershed shared by Peru, Colombia, and Brazil provide ideal cover for coca cultivation and processing. As…
Challenges and Opportunities in Protecting Amazon Tri-Border Regions
Scattered domestic laws and competing interests intersect in the tri-border regions of the Amazon. Commitments to protecting its wilderness change…
Environmental Crimes Plague Amazon’s Tri-Border Regions
Deep in the heart of the Amazon basin lie two tri-border regions, where environmental crimes and their perpetrators recognize no…
Digging Into a Toxic Trade: Illegal Mining in Amazon Tri-Border Regions
Illegal mining is by far the most widespread and insidious environmental crime occurring in the Amazon’s tri-border regions. In the…
Beneath the Surface of Timber Trafficking on the Peru-Colombia-Brazil Border
Once untouched forest is now feeling the predatory hands of timber traffickers in the Amazon’s two tri-border regions. Illegal loggers…
Firearms, Disappearances, Prison Overcrowding: Brazil’s Problems Are Getting Worse
From overpopulated, crumbling prisons to tens of thousands of disappearances every year, as well as millions of weapons in circulation,…