This week, InSight Crime analyzed how new regulations in Brazil targeting gold traders could disrupt illegal mining in the short term by increasing scrutiny over supply chains. But with organized crime’s proven ability to adapt, the measures are unlikely to bring lasting change.
We also examined how multi-level corruption fuels arms trafficking across Latin America, reviewed a new report showing how transnational crime has birthed levels of violence previously unseen in Chile, looked into how stalled funding for an international security mission could further empower Haiti’s gangs, and explored how cuts to US foreign aid could undermine efforts to combat organized crime in three countries in the region.
