Criminal gangs are operating in over a third of municipalities in Brazil's Amazon rainforest driving a boom in violence.

Police have caught roughly a dozen suspected drug mules at OR Tambo International Airport over a few months, most with ties ...

The murder rate in Brazil's Amazon is far higher than the national average, largely because of territorial conflict in a ...

Brazilian and Italian authorities said they launched two joint operations on Tuesday aimed at dismantling a transnational plot to transport cocaine from South America to Europe using cargo ships or ...

According to a new report, organized criminal gangs have expanded their presence in over a third of municipalities in Brazil's rainforest region.

who was born while her mother was detained in Mauritius for drug trafficking, was expected to be repatriated to South Africa. In terms of Brazil, Daily Maverick has established that arrests ...

Brazilian and Italian authorities launch joint operations to dismantle a cocaine trafficking scheme involving Brazil's PCC ...

Brazilian and Italian authorities initiated two operations targeting a transnational drug trafficking network transporting ...

Brazilian and Italian authorities said they launched two joint operations on Tuesday aimed at dismantling a scheme to send cocaine from South America to Europe using cargo ships or airplanes. The ...

Dec. 9 on multiple drug dealing charges stemming from a "lengthy drug-trafficking investigation." In September 2024, police said investigators identified a "significant source" of drug trafficking ...

Over 1,000 drug cases have been investigated by the police so far in 2024. From January 1 to November 30, 2024, a total of 1,008 cases involving 1,065 individuals have been investigated, the ...