Crime
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Politics
Costa Rica’s Broken Halo: Crime, Fear, and a High-Stakes Election
Costa Rica once sold the world a simple promise: safety in a region defined by turmoil. Now assassinations, cartel rivalries,…
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ANALYSIS
Chile’s Rightward Swerve: Crime, Borders, and the Minerals That Could Redraw the Hemispheric Map
Crime, anxiety, and mass migration have cracked Chile's political center, pushing voters toward José Antonio Kast and raising the prospect…
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Bolivia's Rodrigo Paz Faces a Nation on Empty: Gas, Dollars, and Trust Running Out
Sworn in Saturday, President-elect Rodrigo Paz inherits a country short on fuel, foreign currency, and patience. Promising a diplomatic thaw…
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AMERICAS
Brazil’s Bloody Mirror: The PCC, the CV, and a War the State Keeps Losing
After a Rio favela operation left between 121 and 132 alleged criminals dead, Brazil has been forced to stare into…
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AMERICAS
Paradise Fights to Stay Safe as Turks and Caicos Battles Rising Crime
Once famous only for turquoise water and postcard sunsets, the Turks and Caicos Islands are now struggling with violent crime,…
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LIFE
Keanu’s Watches Recovered: How Chile Became the FBI’s Unexpected Ally in a Hollywood Heist
Ten months after a precision burglary stripped Keanu Reeves of six rare watches, a transcontinental crime story has delivered its…
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AMERICAS
How Chilean Court Used Uber Receipts to Convict Tren de Aragua Leaders Redefining War on Crime
Inside Chile's desert city of Arica, investigators cracked a Venezuelan crime syndicate not with bullets or mass arrests, but spreadsheets—turning…
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LIFE
Brazil Debates Defunding Funk Music That ‘Glorifies Crime’
A push by São Paulo city councilors to cancel government contracts for performers accused of praising drug gangs has spread…
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AMERICAS
Mexico City Crime Shocks, Denting Its Safe-Haven Image
A daylight double-murder on a Mexico City street—captured in chilling surveillance video—has ruptured the capital’s prized aura of safety. Officials…
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ANALYSIS
Ecuador Confronts Crime, Debt, And Jobs As Noboa Seeks Stability
President Daniel Noboa begins a full term facing three problems that keep most Ecuadorians up at night: violent gangs, strained…
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