News of gang violence

Crime fears offer opening to conservative leaders

07-03-2025 18:06 Crime and drug-trafficking surpass corruption and the economy as top issues for Latin American voters, giving hard-on-crime conservatives a boost in the upcoming election cycle.

GANG VIOLENCE

In Río de Janeiro, a wrong turn takes paradise to peril

14-02-2025 13:32 Around the corner from Brazil's biggest tourist attractions lie gang-guarded areas where 19 people were shot last year.

GANG VIOLENCE

Ecuador's wild west shows limits of Noboa's 'iron fist'

13-02-2025 14:40 As gang violence kills neighbours and levels homes, frightened residents of Ecuador's Puerto Bolívar coastal city doubt President Noboa's promise of safety.

INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMACY

El Salvador offers to jail US citizens, Rubio says

04-02-2025 11:38 Marco Rubio says he is "profoundly grateful" to El Salvador for its unprecedented offer to jail US detainees in Latin America's largest prison.

CRIME & SECURITY

Eruption of organised crime changes Chile’s daily customs

31-01-2025 14:50 Chileans rely on emergency jewellery, armoured cars and word of mouth as organised crime damages nation's reputation as one of the safest countries in Latin America.

Human Rights

'No way out': Grim conditions in El Salvador's mega-prison

29-01-2025 14:17 The largest prison in Latin America and emblem of the war against gangs in El Salvador celebrates two years since it was inaugurated under conditions that rights groups call inhumane. Along with Milei's support, Argentina Security Minister Patricia Bullrich considers President Nayib Bukele's approach as a model for state security.

Extortion Epidemic

Peru journalist killed, prosecutor's office bombed

21-01-2025 14:29 The owner and director of a regional TV channel in southern Peru was killed by hitmen after reporting on racketeering by gangs.

CRIME & INSECURITY

Drug gangs in Rosario threaten journalist, news network

11-03-2024 18:03 Journalist Nelson Castro and his TN news channel team receive intimidating messages after reporting from the south of Rosario.

CRIME & INSECURITY

Drug violence and fear paralyse Rosario as security crisis deepens

11-03-2024 17:09 Without taxis or buses and with closed schools: Parts of Rosario, Argentina's third-most populated city, have been turned into a ghost-town after four murders linked to drug-trafficking. President Javier Milei’s government has sent federal security forces to the region to assist efforts to secure the city.

CRISIS IN ROSARIO

‘Armed forces will arrive in Rosario in next 24 hours,’ says Petri

11-03-2024 15:43 Defence Minister Luis Petri in Rosario drawing up new security plans with Security Minister Patricia Bullrich, Santa Fe Province Governor Maximiliano Pullaro members of new crisis committee.

News of gang violence

Crime fears offer opening to conservative leaders

In Río de Janeiro, a wrong turn takes paradise to peril

Ecuador's wild west shows limits of Noboa's 'iron fist'

El Salvador offers to jail US citizens, Rubio says

Eruption of organised crime changes Chile’s daily customs

'No way out': Grim conditions in El Salvador's mega-prison

Peru journalist killed, prosecutor's office bombed

Drug gangs in Rosario threaten journalist, news network

Drug violence and fear paralyse Rosario as security crisis deepens

‘Armed forces will arrive in Rosario in next 24 hours,’ says Petri

‘This is how Maradona died" – prosecutor shows shocking photo at trial

Surge in Argentine tourists fuels Chile retail, airline earnings

Milei issues decree to take new IMF deal through Congress

Argentina charges ahead: Transportation electrification is coming, but will it spark a broader shift?

Maradona medical team on trial four years after icon's death

Caso $LIBRA: pidieron la detención inmediata de Hayden Davis

Las CTA y gremios de la CGT se sumarán a los hinchas de fútbol en la marcha de los jubilados en el Congreso

Quiénes son los hinchas de fútbol que se suman a la marcha de los jubilados de este miércoles y qué los motiva

El fiscal mostró una foto del estado en el que fue hallado Diego Maradona: “Así murió”

La "preocupación" por la Cruz Orlada: la sobrina nieta del "Nostradamus argentino" se juntó con Santiago Caputo