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Weekly InSight · February 28, 2020
UPCOMING EVENTS

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Organized by: American University’s Center for Latin, American and Latino Studies (CLALS); Universidad Nacional de la Plata, Argentina and InSight Crime
Supported by: Universidad del Salvador, Argentina

* This event will be entirely held in Spanish.
* Live broadcasting in Spanish and English via Facebook and in Portuguese via Youtube ([link removed])

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Organized by: Colombian Organized Crime Observatory, Universidad del Rosario and InSight Crime
Supported by: British Embassy, Colombia

* This event will be entirely held in Spanish.
* Live broadcasting in Spanish and English via Facebook

NEWS
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Can Port of Antwerp Truly Stem Cocaine Entering Europe? ([link removed])

In recent years, the port of Antwerp in Belgium has been the main entry point for cocaine into Europe, and authorities are actively trying to change that fact ...READ MORE ([link removed])

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Family of the North Likely Close to Its End in Manaus, Brazil ([link removed])

The city of Manaus has awoken red in recent weeks: the painting of the Red Command gang’s insignia “CV” on its walls ...READ MORE ([link removed])

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Freeing of MS13 Leader in Honduras Raises More Questions Than Answers ([link removed])

A tactical military-style operation allegedly carried out by suspected gang members succeeded in freeing a high-profile MS13 ...READ MORE ([link removed])

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Black Market for Mayan Artifacts Still Thrives in Guatemala ([link removed])

Guatemalan authorities carried out raids at a shop selling illegally sourced artifacts, renewing focus on the country’s struggles to stamp out the remains of a once-flourishing black market ...READ MORE ([link removed])

* Bolivia Struggles to Help Its Human Trafficking Victims ([link removed])
* Politicians, Businesses in Deforestation Free-For-All in Guaviare, Colombia ([link removed])
* PCC Suspected in Journalist’s Killing on Brazil-Paraguay Border ([link removed])

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According to InSight Crime ([link removed]) , Venezuela was the most violent country in Latin America and the Caribbean (with a homicide rate of 60.3 per 100,000 inhabitants), followed by Jamaica (47.4) and Honduras (41.2). Chile (2.6) was the least violent, followed by Argentina (5).


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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL ([link removed])
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The PCC escape highlights that organization’s expansion into Brazil’s neighbors (see this excellent interview in InSight Crime ([link removed]) about the organization). Both the Sinaloa Cartel and MS-13 have organizations and leadership that move people and illicit products relatively easily across Central America’s borders.

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BUSINESS INSIDER ([link removed])
FEBRUARY 28, 2020
Colombian Observatory of Organized Crime ([link removed])

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InSight Crime has joined forces with the renowned National University of Rosario to launch the Colombian Observatory of Organized Crime - A platform focusing on criminal dynamics in post-conflict Colombia

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