Crime
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AMERICAS
Latin America Shadows Panama as Region Embraces Tougher Prison Politics
Panama's largest prison escape exposed more than broken fences at La Joyita. It revealed an exhausted state, a public primed…
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ANALYSIS
Venezuela Gang Strike Shows Crime Now Crosses Every Border Line
The killing of Tren de Aragua leader Niño Guerrero in Venezuela marks more than a battlefield headline. It exposes a…
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ANALYSIS
Peru’s Bus War Turns Election Into a Fight for Survival
Peru's crime wave has made Lima's buses moving targets, turning extortion, homicide, and political paralysis into the defining test for…
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Borders and migration
Latin American Crime Pact Tests Borders as Right Tightens Security
Chile, Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador signed the Santiago Commitment to coordinate against transnational crime. Still, the pact reveals a…
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ANALYSIS
Mexico’s Disappeared Reveal a State Where Absence Became Deadly Infrastructure
Mexico's disappearance crisis is no longer only a tragedy of violence. The IACHR report shows a machinery of absence, where…
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AMERICAS
Brazil Turns to Washington as Crime Politics Tighten Before Election
Brazil's new anti-crime pact with the United States lands in an election season where weapons, drugs, tax intelligence, and sovereignty…
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AMERICAS
Colombian Poison Mystery Grows Darker as Serial Killer Fears Spread
What began as the alleged poisoning of two Colombian schoolgirls has now expanded into a web marked by recurring thallium,…
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AMERICAS
Argentina Imports Trump’s Terror Playbook and Latin America Feels It
Argentina's decision to label Mexico's Jalisco cartel as a terrorist group extends beyond one criminal network. It signals a regional…
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AMERICAS
Mexico Reopens Ayotzinapa and Latin America Hears the Old Silence
Mexico is seeking to reintegrate international experts into the Ayotzinapa investigation, reopening a deep regional wound. This effort goes beyond…
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Borders and migration
Chile Digs Its Desert Line as Latin America Shifts Right
Chile's new border barrier is more than just a trench in the Atacama. It signals a tougher mood in the…
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