Authorities in Colombia are responding to a recent wave of violence in Medellín with large-scale security force occupations and targeted arrests of crime bosses, but the factors fueling the clashes remain unclear and the security strategy may be exacerbating tensions. During the last two weeks of April, a spate of homicides and violent clashes between […]

In a move that could imperil anti-corruption efforts in Guatemala, US Senator Marco Rubio said he has halted funding for the United Nations-backed judicial body, CICIG. The extraordinary decision by Rubio (R-FL) — who is the Chairman of the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, and a member of the Appropriations Committee — was […]

A new wave of arrests is continuing to expand the scope of Brazil’s wide-reaching anti-corruption probes, but the growing number of cases will likely move slowly through the country’s already backlogged court system. The Attorney General’s Office on May 8 announced a round of arrest warrants linked to a scheme involving the payment of bribes […]

A series of police raids in a strategically located town in Argentina seeking evidence of ties between drug traffickers and officials from the governing party shows the country’s judiciary could be growing in independence, but this new autonomy could face resistance. Argentine Federal Police on May 8 executed search warrants on the homes and offices […]