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July 07, 2023 ([link removed])
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This week, InSight Crime’s Venezuela Organized Crime Observatory ([link removed]) explores opportunities for intervention to mitigate the impact of organized crime and armed groups in Venezuela's upcoming presidential elections. We break the opportunities into three parts:
* Part One: The Criminal Exploitation of the Migrant Crisis ([link removed])
* Part Two: Illegal Mining and Deforestation ([link removed])
* Part Three: Armed Groups and Electoral Interference ([link removed])
In neighboring Brazil, we question whether the success ([link removed]) of authorities in stopping new illegal mining sites in Yanomami territory is sustainable. In Guatemala, we look at how political elites hope to cling to power ([link removed]) with claims of election fraud. While in Peru, we review how coca cultivation has hit an all-time high ([link removed]) . Lastly, we explain how contraband smuggling networks supply ([link removed]) illegal miners with essential goods in Venezuela's Yapacana National Park.
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** Venezuela Security Policy: The Criminal Exploitation of the Migrant Crisis ([link removed])
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Over the last decade, millions of Venezuelans have fled economic collapse and political turmoil, creating what is possibly the biggest migration crisis in the world. This exodus has represented a massive political challenge for the countries migrants have sought passage through or refuge in. It has also represented a major opportunity for organized crime.
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** Rise of the Criminal Hybrid State in Venezuela
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Next week, InSight Crime will publish a new investigation into the blurry line separating governance and criminality in Venezuela. In some cases, this line has disappeared altogether. The investigation explores how organized crime intersects with the government led by President Nicolás Maduro.
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** Guatemala Elites Meddle Again in Presidential Election, Suspending Results ([link removed])
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Guatemala’s highest court has suspended the results of the presidential elections as...
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** Can Brazil Keep Illegal Miners Off Yanomami Lands? ([link removed])
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Brazil’s Federal Police detected no new illegal mines on Yanomami territory for the first time since monitoring began almost three...
From Smuggling to Trafficking: One Migrant's Nightmare on the Guatemala-Mexico Border ([link removed])
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Peruvian Coca Continues Expansion as New Regions Gain Importance ([link removed])
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In Venezuela, Contraband Networks Supply Rampant Wildcat Mining ([link removed])
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Our most recent investigation ([link removed]) on how US immigration policy foments organized crime on the US-Mexico border has generated discussion across Latin America
Media outlets including El Economista ([link removed]) and Infobae ([link removed]) have cited our work to explain ([link removed]) which are the criminal groups involved in the trafficking of migrants, and how immigration policies have helped generate this lucrative human smuggling economy.
Victoria Dittmar, one of the investigation's authors, was interviewed by NTN24, where she discussed ([link removed]) how organized crime groups exploit migrants on the US southern border.
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** Criminal Actors
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Profiles of some of the notable criminal personalities and groups that have marked this week.
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** PCC ([link removed])
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The First Capital Command (Primeiro Comando da Capital – PCC) was inspired by the Red Command...
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** Tren de Aragua ([link removed])
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The Tren de Aragua is Venezuela’s most powerful, homegrown criminal actor. Its headquarters are in...
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"As for the Northeast Cartel, it is an offshoot of the Zetas. It is the dominant group in Nuevo Laredo, which is on the U.S.-Mexico border in Tamaulipas. The cartel operates unimpeded by rival gangs or local authorities who are sometimes complicit in their criminal activity, as per InSight Crime."
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