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How organised crime took over areas of Rio de Janeiro – and why violent police raids won’t fix the problem

At dawn on October 28, residents of Rio de Janeiro woke to the sound of gunfire. Battles continued throughout the day in the favelas of Alemão and Penha, as police mounted a huge operation targeting the Commando Vermelho, or the Red Command, one of Brazil’s largest organised criminal gangs.

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US squeeze on Venezuela won’t bring about rapid collapse of Maduro – in fact, it might boomerang on Washington

The U.S. military buildup along South America’s northern rim is, Washington insists, aimed at “narco-terrorists.” A growing chorus of analysts aren’t convinced; they suspect what the Trump administration is really after is regime change in Venezuela.

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The rise of Brazil’s fuel mafias and their gas station money laundering machines

Brazil’s federal police recently pulled back the curtain on a criminal web that had infiltrated the country’s fuel distribution chains. What looked like ordinary gas stations were, in fact, outposts of a vast laundering machine, washing dirty money with diesel and ethanol. According to Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski, more than…

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Guns, militia and social media amplify the risks of political violence during the US election

Political violence is hardly new to America. Since the country’s inception, gunmen have shaped its political landscape, from the Civil War to the Ku Klux Klan, to high-profile assassinations and the bombing of federal buildings. Yet the threat of political violence has deepened in recent years and intensified during the…

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There are major risks, but also solutions for AI in the Global South

While artificial intelligence (AI) promises immense benefits, it also imposes tremendous risks. Some of them - accelerating misinformation, sophisticated cyber attacks and soaring energy consumption - have already arrived. Others, including super intelligent machines that take decisions independently of human oversight, are likely still a few years away. Although awareness…

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Amazon countries are stepping-up measures to counter illicit financing of nature crime

With the announcement by the US of a new initiative to counter the illicit financing of environment crime in the Amazon, there are signs the issue is finally an international priority. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen launched the Amazon Regional Initiative Against Illicit Finance last month with the stated aim…

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Brazil needs a new approach to climate mobility

Devastating floods led to more than 175 deaths and 423,000 people displaced in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul in May. It was the state’s worst natural catastrophe in almost a century, but Brazil is no stranger to mass population movements triggered by climate change.

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Guns and weapons trafficked from US fueling Haiti gang violence

Experts say most guns smuggled from places with lax firearms laws such as Florida, Arizona and Georgia

The Guardian - US

How Latin America became the battleground in Cold War 2.0

Latin America is serving as a proxy battleground for a new Cold War as China, Iran and Russia seek to build influence, exploit resources and undermine the United States in the region.

The Week

Brazil capital reels after anti-Lula rioters storm Congress and presidential palace

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s capital was recovering early Monday from an insurrection by thousands of supporters of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro who stormed the country’s top government institutions, leaving a trail of destruction and testing the leadership of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva just a week after he took office.

Tribune News Service

Brazil capital reels after anti-Lula rioters storm congress

Brazil’s capital was recovering early Monday from an insurrection by thousands of supporters of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro who stormed the country’s top government institutions, leaving a trail of destruction and testing the leadership of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva just a week after he took office.

Tribune News Service

Pro-Bolsonaro rioters invade Brasilia in challenge to Lula

Thousands of supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stormed the country’s top government institutions on Sunday in an insurrection that tests the leadership of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva just a week after he took office.

Tribune News Service

A raid in a Rio favela left 18 dead, sparking renewed police violence complaints

A raid of Rio de Janeiro's largest complex of favelas has sparked renewed complaints of excessive police violence and ignited debate over how to handle crime ahead of state and presidential elections.

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Deadly raid in Rio favela sparks police violence complaints

A raid of Rio de Janeiro’s largest complex of favelas that left at least 18 people dead has sparked renewed complaints of excessive police violence and ignited debate over how to handle crime ahead of state and presidential elections

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‘The PCC are after me’: the drug cartel with Paraguay in its clutches

A Brazilian former prison gang is threatening to turn its neighbour into a narcostate and its deadly tentacles extend much further

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