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Brazil’s Homicide Rate Is Falling. Its Crime Problem Is Not

Brazil records lowest homicide rate in over a decade — but extortion, cybercrime, police killings, and disappearances all rose in the same period, while PCC and CV cells expanded across 12 U.S. states

By Dionys Duroc

/ 10 Jun 2026

Brazil’s Homicide Rate Is Falling. Its Crime Problem Is Not

Paraguay Is Militarizing Its War on Organized Crime — and Washington Is Arming It to Do So

Eight months before Washington, Paraguay designated the PCC & Comando Vermelho as terrorist organizations — and has since signed a Status of Forces Agreement with the U.S. as it begins to ramp up its military effort against crime networks

By Dionys Duroc

/ 10 Jun 2026

Paraguay Is Militarizing Its War on Organized Crime — and Washington Is Arming It to Do So

FARC Dissidents Bomb Colombian Police Station as Armed Groups’ Shadow Hangs Over June 21 Runoff

FARC dissident car bomb near a police station in Cauca, ELN allegations of voter pressure in favor of Iván Cepeda, and Colombia’s most powerful drug lord threatening violence against “warmongering sectors.” The security crisis shadowing Colombia’s June 21 presidential runoff

By Dionys Duroc

/ 10 Jun 2026

FARC Dissidents Bomb Colombian Police Station as Armed Groups’ Shadow Hangs Over June 21 Runoff

Brazil’s U.S. Trade Is Collapsing as Washington Issues New Round of Tariffs

The U.S. share of Brazilian exports hit a historic low of 9.4% in the first quarter of 2026 — the worst figure ever recorded — as the Trump administration proposes fresh 25% tariff

By Dionys Duroc

/ 9 Jun 2026

Brazil’s U.S. Trade Is Collapsing as Washington Issues New Round of Tariffs

Ex-President Pedro Castillo of Peru Sits In Prison — But Roberto Sánchez Promises to Set Him Free

Roberto Sánchez’s campaign is built around a single promise — freeing Pedro Castillo, the former president serving an 11 1/2-year sentence for attempting to dissolve Congress in December 2022. Will it succeed?

By Dionys Duroc

/ 8 Jun 2026

Ex-President Pedro Castillo of Peru Sits In Prison — But Roberto Sánchez Promises to Set Him Free

Peru’s Presidential Runoff Is Too Close to Call

With over 92% of votes counted, Peru’s race between Keiko Fujimori & Roberto Sánchez remains too close to call Monday morning — in a margin measured in tens of thousands that may take days or weeks to officially certify

By Dionys Duroc

/ 8 Jun 2026

Peru’s Presidential Runoff Is Too Close to Call

Washington Sanctions Díaz-Canel, Wife & Castro Dynasty in Third Cuba Escalation in a Month

Trump administration sanctions Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, wife, stepson & two members of the Castro family — the third round of Cuba sanctions in under a month — as Rubio warns that more are coming “in the following days and weeks”

By Dionys Duroc

/ 5 Jun 2026

Washington Sanctions Díaz-Canel, Wife & Castro Dynasty in Third Cuba Escalation in a Month

James Rodríguez Snubs President Petro’s Daughter at World Cup Send-Off — And Colombia Can’t Stop Talking About It

At Colombia’s official World Cup send-off ceremony in Bogotá, captain James Rodríguez “snubs” Gustavo Petro's daughter Antonella — a three-second moment that went viral across Colombia as presidential election heads into its final weeks

By Dionys Duroc

/ 5 Jun 2026

James Rodríguez Snubs President Petro’s Daughter at World Cup Send-Off — And Colombia Can’t Stop Talking About It

Latin America Is Turning Right — And the Money Is Moving to Miami

Latin American buyers acquire 49% of all new luxury units in South Florida & Miami in cash as right-wing political turn sweeping Latin America shifts the city’s role from safe haven for flight capital to headquarters for a new generation of Latin American investment

By Dionys Duroc

/ 4 Jun 2026

Latin America Is Turning Right — And the Money Is Moving to Miami

South America’s Most Ambitious Infrastructure Project Is Almost Complete — And It Will Change How the World Trades With the Continent

With just 21 meters of concrete separating the two ends of a 1,294-meter bridge over the Paraguay River, South America’s most ambitious infrastructure project is days from a historic milestone

By Dionys Duroc

/ 4 Jun 2026

South America’s Most Ambitious Infrastructure Project Is Almost Complete — And It Will Change How the World Trades With the Continent

Chile’s Kast Inherits Economic Emergency. Now His Austerity Agenda Is Bringing Students Into the Streets

Three months after winning Chile’s presidency, José Antonio Kast is governing through the country’s sharpest social unrest since he took office — as thousands of students clashed with police in Santiago Wednesday over his $6 billion austerity plan & education cuts

By Dionys Duroc

/ 4 Jun 2026

Chile’s Kast Inherits Economic Emergency. Now His Austerity Agenda Is Bringing Students Into the Streets

Trump Endorses De la Espriella for Colombia’s June 21 Runoff — Petro Calls It an Attack on Sovereignty

Trump endorses Colombian presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella on Tuesday, as Petro fires back that foreign interference kills freedom

By Dionys Duroc

/ 3 Jun 2026

Trump Endorses De la Espriella for Colombia’s June 21 Runoff — Petro Calls It an Attack on Sovereignty