Latin America
-
A recent report suggests Mexico‘s state oil company lost at least $1.5 billion to fuel theft last year, a figure that underscores the massive and growing scale of this criminal activity… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
-
The security minister of Buenos Aires province has indicated that authorities plan to continue an ongoing effort to reform the provincial police, a campaign that has already uncovered widespread corruption in the force… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
-
Local officials in Cali, Colombia are planning to expand a recently instituted gang reintegration program, raising questions about what type of long-term impact such an initiative could have on the city’s security situation… This article was co-authored with Alistair Thompson. Read it in its entirety at InSight Crime.
-
The government of Colombia and the country’s second-largest guerrilla group announced that they will soon begin formal peace negotiations, a new step in a long-delayed peace process that is sure to encounter many obstacles moving forward… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
-
A new round of violence in Brazil‘s prisons is reviving concerns that ongoing problems in the penitentiary system could have implications for the country’s broader security situation… This article was co-authored with Randall Ramos and Parker Asmann. Read it in its entirety at InSight Crime.
Mike LaSusa 