Although President Giammattei cannot run in this year’s elections, his political party remains a dominant force.
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Criminal NewsInvestigations
Perpetuating Corruption: The System Undermining the 2023 Guatemala Elections
Guatemala’s elections see the participation of political power blocs who have created a system to protect their interests.
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Former first lady and repeat presidential candidate, Sandra Torres, is once again competing to become president of Guatemala.
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From Colima to Caracas, some parts of Latin America have stubbornly high homicide rates, far higher than the rest of their country.
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In all of Latin America, Venezuela has a unique problem: constant grenade attacks by criminal gangs.
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Cocaine trafficked from Suriname into French Guiana and then on to France makes up some 30% of all cocaine consumed in the European nation.
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InSight Crime’s 2022 Homicide Round-Up covers more countries than ever before, with a major expansion into nations of the Caribbean.
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Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s Total Peace plan faces a very tough road ahead. Can over 20 criminal groups really all commit to peace?
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El Salvador’s ruthless gang crackdown has led to mass incarceration and human rights abuses. But will it be replicated elsewhere?
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Criminal NewsInvestigations
At Uruguay’s Port of Montevideo, a Deadly Circle of Fishing and Labor Abuse
by Mason Garciaby Mason GarciaDozens of dead fishermen have been unloaded at Uruguay’s Montevideo port. Vessels that dock there have been alleged to engage in abuse at sea.