Cash and Violence: Organized Crime Fights to Control Brazil’s Municipal Vote
With the second round of Brazil’s municipal elections coming up on October 27, criminal groups are increasingly being caught using…
Inside the Battle for Rio de Janeiro: Red Command Versus Militias
In Rio de Janeiro, one of Brazil’s biggest and most iconic cities, the balance of power may be shifting from…
4 Ways AI Is Shaping Organized Crime in Latin America
With access to artificial intelligence increasing rapidly, some of Latin America’s organized crime groups have begun wielding it for criminal…
What a Decade of Data Tells Us About Organized Crime in Brazil
Violence increased in parts of northern Brazil over the past decade as criminal factions, bolstered by mass incarceration, fought over…
Arms Trafficking Case Puts Europe-Paraguay Pipeline on the Map
Thousands of weapons trafficked from Europe and Turkey with the help of corrupt officials and later seized in Brazil has…
DataInSights: What Is Behind Rising Violence in Bahia, Brazil?
Rival criminal factions are targeting civilians as they battle for territorial control across Brazil’s northeastern state of Bahia, with a…
Brazil’s Drug War Costs Favela Economies Millions: Study
The war on drugs has caused millions of dollars in losses for the inhabitants of two of the marginalized urban…
New Money, Old Strategies in Brazil’s Anti-Crime Plan
Brazil has announced a new national security program to counter organized crime amid a spike in violence. But the nearly…