Last week, Mr. Obama returned to capitals in Latin America with a vastly different message. Relationships with countries racked by drug violence and organized crime should focus more on economic development and less on the endless battles against drug traffickers and organized crime capos that have left few clear victors. The countries, Mexico in particular, [...]
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March 3rd.- The governments of Bolivia and Brazil on Saturday signed joint actions to combat drug trafficking and organized crime, protection of migrants and regional integration. The initiatives were defined in meeting by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Patriota (Brazil), and David Choquehuanca (Bolivia) in the bolivian city of Cochabamba. Choquehuanca said that in [...]
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FIFA is getting nervous with the status quo of violence in Rio and Sao Paulo. Brazil also worries, and therefore the government started to put into place a task of security measures. The first one is the use of drones to secure the next Confederations Cup in June, where all the champions of all continents [...]
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Recent surveys reflect public safety has not been the priority of the current Brazilian government. The surveys are talkinf about little investment public safety, high rates of crime and homicide, low percentage of homicides cleared by the justice system, increased sense of insecurity of the population, according to an article published by 180graus.com The article [...]
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Spanish police and the FBI have reportedly blocked a major Mexican drug cartel from launching a European operation. Sinaloa cartel member Jesus Gutierrez Guzman was part of the operation. Guzman is alleged to be the cousin of Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman, known as “El Chapo,” the leader of the Sinaloa cartel. The ministry said the cartel wanted to [...]
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A United States federal jury in San Diego has found two former Border Patrol agents guilty of smuggling hundreds of people into the U.S. in Border Patrol vehicles, according to prosecutors. Following a five-week trial, Raul and Fidel Villarreal were found guilty of smuggling illegal immigrants for money, bringing illegal immigrants into the U.S., receiving [...]
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A former US Border Patrol agent who often served as an agency spokesman on television news started his own smuggling operation to bring Mexicans and Brazilians to the United States illegally in Border Patrol vehicles, federal prosecutors charged on Friday. Raul Villarreal set up the criminal ring in April 2005 and made his older brother and fellow agent Fidel one of his [...]
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During the last six months, Iran is developing an offensive in Latin America. Tehran views the latinamerican region as one of the main points to overcome its increasing international isolation due to its nuclear program. The Iranian strategy is comprehensive. For example, a few weeks ago, the inhabitants of Quito were surprised by [...]
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During his trip to Colombia, Brazil and Chile this week, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta emphasized the role of those three neighbor countries as military partners in a region where U.S. influence is being challenged by China. And as the military relationships grow, defense officials say it can only help U.S. economic and political ties across the continent. Panetta’s meetings [...]
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A crusading federal prosecutor in Brazil this week opened his second 20 billion real ($10.9 billion) lawsuit against U.S. oil company Chevron and driller Transocean, doubling the charges against both companies while drawing criticism from other Brazilians. The new lawsuit, the second filed by Eduardo Santos de Oliveira against the companies in less than five months, is related to an oil leak discovered [...]
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