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…
Ecuador’s Explosive War on Gangs Lacks Exit Strategy
Ecuador’s gangs have unleashed an explosion of violence in response to the new administration’s efforts to rein in criminality, but…
GameChangers 2023: Ecuador Loses its Grip on Crime
Homicide statistics don’t tell the whole story about a country’s pattern of violence. But the record-setting figures seen in Ecuador…
Organized Crime Blamed for Half of Latin America’s Homicides
Organized crime is responsible for at least half of the homicides in Latin America and the Caribbean, home to the…
Why Have Ecuador’s Drug Trafficking Gangs Turned to Extortion?
The number of extortion cases recorded in Ecuador has skyrocketed over the past year, suggesting that the country’s fragmenting criminal…
Judges and Officials Fall as Ecuador Cleans House
The arrest of over two dozen judges and top security personnel in Ecuador may reveal major corrupt links between officials…
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…
‘Security Crisis’ Radicalizes Public Opinion in Chile
A growing perception of insecurity in Chile has led to increased public support for mano dura (iron fist) policies and…
Honduras and El Salvador: Two States of Emergency With Very Different Results
El Salvador’s success in fighting gangs with a state of emergency inspired Honduras to do its own version. But one…
Keeping a Lid on Prisons
Diego* was thrown into prison just days after El Salvador’s state of emergency began. A 22-year-old university student, he had…