#Bolívia registered record breaking deforestation - an area the size of Switzerland - between 2022 and 2024. Cattle and soy together with environment #crimes like logging. gold mining and mercury trade are to blame. New from igarape.org and InSight Crime. igarape.org.br/wp-content/upl…

Organized crime - #drug , #firearm , and #people trafficking and #environmental crime - is a $1.5 to $2.2 trillion dollar industry. If cybercrime's added, it could rise above $10 trillion. I briefed the United Nations Secretary General's Chief Executive Board about what's at stake this week.

Gaza: 'A military assault on Rafah would be an unbearable escalation, killing thousands more civilians and forcing hundreds of thousands to flee'- UN chief António Guterres

Nosso estudo “Siga o Dinheiro: crimes ambientais e ilícitos econômicos em cadeias produtivas na Amazônia brasileira”, lançado hoje, foi tema de matéria do g1, que conta sobre a tipologia que criamos, assim como os principais achados do nosso relatório: g1.globo.com/politica/notic…

The 'Follow the Money' series seeks to shed light on how money laundering feeds the entire ecosystem of #environmentalcrimes in the #Amazon . Find out about our research process and access the study here: igarape.org.br/en/follow-the-….

A série “Siga o Dinheiro” busca jogar luz sobre como a lavagem de dinheiro alimenta todo o ecossistema de #crimesambientais na #Amazônia . Saiba como foi o nosso processo de pesquisa e o que é possível encontrar em nosso site: igarape.org.br/siga-o-dinheir….

O projeto curatorial da exposição 'Mova-se: clima e deslocamentos' foi desenvolvido pela própria equipe do MI e compartilhado com a ⁦United Nations⁩, além da participação de parceiros como o ⁦OIM Brasil⁩, ACNUR, Agência da ONU para Refugiados⁩, ⁦Instituto Igarapé⁩ e otros. museudaimigracao.org.br/eventos/presen…

Once an oasis of stability in South America, #Ecuador is ravaged by drug-related violence. In what looks like a regional trend (eg Bukele effect), citizens voted to militarize the fight against organized crime. But will it make people safer? Americas Quarterly americasquarterly.org/article/now-em…

Ao mesmo tempo que melhoram a imagem de “mano dura” do presidente, as medidas de segurança aprovadas no referendo do #Equador correm o risco de militarizar a polícia, sobrecarregar as prisões e fragmentar os +20 grupos criminosos do país. ⁦Estadão 🗞️⁩ estadao.com.br/internacional/…

Organized crime is diversifying and networks are metastasizing globally, including in Iraq and the wider Middle East. My latest with UN Office on Drugs & Crime explores the exploding trade in captagon and other drugs. Seizures have increased by over 3,000% since 2019. unodc.org/documents/data…

U.S. Officials have Confirmed that Israeli Aircraft have Stuck a Location in Iran.

🚨Multiple (unconfirmed) reports emerging in the past few minutes of explosions in parts of #Syria (Daraa and Suwayda) and #Iran (Isfahan and Natanz), and air activity over northern #Iraq (Mosul and Erbil).

#Tibetans are facing increased cyber threats from #China . A new report from Turquoise Roof and The SecDev Group reveals a “sprawling cyber espionage apparatus'. The underlying data source is a massive leak from the Chinese cybersecurity firm, I-Soon. Greg Walton ⚗️ (Bluesky: @jamyang.net) voanews.com/a/report-gover…

Brazil’s raucous “bullet caucus” is at it again, this time lobbying the Minister of Justice to oust Michele dos Ramos (former Instituto Igarapé). An experienced (data-driven) manager, Michele’s an architect of Lula’s responsible arms control agenda. No wonder the gun lobby’s nervous.

Organizações da sociedade civil cobraram do ministro da Justiça e Segurança Pública que não ceda à pressão de parlamentares para flexibilizar o controle de armas no país. ⁦Fórum Brasileiro de Segurança Pública⁩, ⁦Instituto Igarapé, ⁦Instituto Sou da Paz⁩ ⁦Instituto Fogo Cruzado⁩
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The #Caribbean is currently home to five of the ten most homicidal countries in the world. The region’s crime wave is heavily influenced by fluctuating drug trafficking, high availability of ( #US -sourced) firearms, and splintering gangs. Some reflections with Small Wars Journal 🆁🆅 🅶🆄🅽🅳🆄🆁