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Letters to the editor | Dec 16th 2023 Edition

A selection of correspondence | Letters

DataInSights: What Is Behind Rising Violence in Bahia, Brazil?

Brazil's Profile

COP28: Organized crime in Brazil's Amazon threatens the fight against climate change | Climate

An NGO warns that the increase in violence due to the establishment of drug gangs in the largest tropical forest in the world must be included in the environmental debate

The ruthless Brazilian narcos bringing a 'tsunami' of cocaine to Europe's streets: How bloodthirsty 'PCC' cartel led by 'Playboy' boss went from prison gang to billion-pound-a-year drug smuggling behemoth linked to mafia around the world

The Primer Comando da Capital - known as the 'First Capital Command' or PCC, is largely responsible for what officials have described as a 'tsunami' of cocaine and violence flooding Europe

WHO initiates critical review of coca leaf

La Paz, Nov 30 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially initiated procedures for a critical review of the coca leaf, a move that could have significant implications for international drug policy and indigenous cultures in South America. This undertaking comes in response to a request from a Member State seeking to reassess the properties of the coca leaf.

Brazilian drug gang goes global, The Economist reports

According to an article in The Economist last week, Brazil's largest drug gang now has links throughout Europe. The First Capital Command (PCC), a gang officially born after a deadly football match between prison inmates in São Paulo in August 1993, has grown to some 40,000 life members and another 60,000 “contractors,” which would make it one of the world's largest criminal groups.

Venezuelan Gang Leaves Trail of Dead in Roraima, Brazil

Latin America in turmoil: Bolivia's slide to instability

An analysis of the regional impact

Brazil's biggest drug gang has gone global

The First Capital Command is now a mafia with links throughout Europe | The Americas