How Cannabis Legalization Could Reshape Brazil’s Justice System and Economy 23 de May de 2025 In the Media International Cooperation Citizen Security Security In the Media International Cooperation Citizen Security Security In 2024, Brazil took a bold step toward cannabis reform. The country’s Supreme Federal Court ruled that adults can legally possess up to 40 grams of cannabis and cultivate six female plants for personal use. While this landmark decision doesn’t amount to full legalization, it... In the Media International Cooperation Citizen Security Security Access
The world needs a new UN protocol to fight environmental crime 15 de May de 2025 In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation Climate Security In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation Climate Security In Brazil’s Yanomami Indigenous Territory and across other parts of the Amazon Basin, illegal gold mining has metastasized into a transnational criminal enterprise. What starts with illegal deforestation and mercury poisoning ends with laundered gold flowing into global supply chains. The trade finances organized crime, corrupt officials,... In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation Climate Security Access
Flows of Guns and Money Are Dooming Haiti 12 de May de 2025 In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation Citizen Security In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation Citizen Security Haiti is sliding into the abyss. Violence has intensified since the beginning of the year as gangs continued to overrun communities and paralyze basic services. The capital, Port-au-Prince, and several other cities are now largely controlled by powerful gang coalitions, most notably Viv Amsanm and Gran Grif. The country’s Transitional Presidential Council (TPC), formed with CARICOM over a year... In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation Citizen Security Access
The rise of Brazil’s fuel mafias and their gas station money laundering machines 22 de April de 2025 In the Media Op-eds Citizen Security In the Media Op-eds Citizen Security Brazil’s federal police recently pulled back the curtain on a criminal web that had infiltrated the country’s fuel distribution chains. What looked like ordinary gas stations were, in fact, outposts of a vast laundering machine, washing dirty money with diesel and ethanol. According to Justice Minister Ricardo... In the Media Op-eds Citizen Security Access
Latin America’s Deadliest Threat Is Made in the U.S. 21 de April de 2025 In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation Earlier this month, Juliette Dorson, a 50-year-old Haitian caterer, was shot while working an event in Port-au-Prince. Her business partner, Luc, died in the attack. She survived, but barely. For residents of Haiti’s capital, such horrors are tragically routine. Gangs now control four-fifths of the city, wielding not... In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation Access
5 futures for aid in a divided world 21 de April de 2025 In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation The global development industry is facing a reckoning. Long reliant on Western donors, the sector is grappling with deep and sudden cuts to official development assistance. The crisis in aid affects tens of thousands of workers and service users with cascading effects on food security, poverty reduction, health and education provision,... In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation Access
Disappearing before our eyes: Can philanthropy save civil society? 21 de April de 2025 In the Media International Cooperation In the Media International Cooperation A world in crisis needs a functioning civil society. But today, three out of four people live under authoritarian regimes that are determined to stifle civil society – and even those in liberal democracies are witnessing alarming efforts to dismantle the sector. What should philanthropy do? A panel... In the Media International Cooperation Access
Report reveals how environmental crime profits in the Amazon are laundered 6 de November de 2024 In the Media Climate Security In the Media Climate Security A new report by the FACT Coalition found that many investigations into environmental crimes do not follow the money. Of the 230 cases analyzed, 76% involved the use of front and shell companies, likely due to flaws in the anti-money laundering systems of foreign countries, researchers said.... In the Media Climate Security Access
Guns, militia and social media amplify the risks of political violence during the US election 1 de November de 2024 In the Media Climate Security In the Media Climate Security Political violence is hardly new to America. Since the country’s inception, gunmen have shaped its political landscape, from the Civil War to the Ku Klux Klan, to high-profile assassinations and the bombing of federal buildings. Yet the threat of political violence has deepened in recent years and... In the Media Climate Security Access
Biodiversity credit to protect and restore nature 29 de October de 2024 In the Media Climate Security In the Media Climate Security I am writing from Cali, Colombia, where COP16, the UN Biodiversity Conference, is taking place. Among the various goals of those here to advocate for nature, one significant milestone has been achieved: the launch, this past Monday, of the Framework for the International Advisory Panel... In the Media Climate Security Access
Biodiversity credits now have a global standard for high integrity 28 de October de 2024 In the Media Climate Security In the Media Climate Security This Monday (28th), the International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits (IAPB), composed of 25 organizations and experts from various countries, will present a global framework at COP16, the UN Biodiversity Conference. This framework provides guidelines to ensure the integrity of biodiversity preservation and restoration projects.... In the Media Climate Security Access
Brazil takes center stage in G20, advancing social issues 25 de October de 2024 In the Media International Cooperation In the Media International Cooperation Under Brazil’s presidency, the social agenda of the G20 has gained significant focus this year, with proposals addressing three key priorities of the country’s leadership: poverty alleviation, reform of global governance, and sustainable development. Participation from organizations extended beyond engagement groups, with formal contributions made... In the Media International Cooperation Access
Homicides in Messi’s hometown fall to the lowest level in a decade 24 de October de 2024 In the Media In the Media Homicides in the metropolitan area with Argentina’s highest crime rate have decreased this year as local police presence has increased and President Javier Milei implements a crackdown on crime to fulfill one of his main campaign promises. Homicides in the city of Rosario, an agricultural... In the Media Access
Illicit crops threaten Colombian biodiversity, the Ministry of Justice warned during COP16. 22 de October de 2024 In the Media Climate Security In the Media Climate Security The Ministry of Justice, through the Drug Policy Directorate, reported that 54 species in Colombia are at critical risk and two ecosystems are under total threat due to illicit cultivation and the convergence of other environmental crimes. In the Media Climate Security Access
Brazil dredges Amazon rivers to ease drought isolation, raising environmental concerns 1 de October de 2024 In the Media Climate Security In the Media Climate Security For the second year in a row, record-breaking drought in the Amazon has caused environmental havoc and left entire communities stranded. Water levels in the major Amazonian rivers have dropped to historical lows. And because they serve as the main transport conduit in the region, the consequences of... In the Media Climate Security Access