Criminal organizations showed this past year that they pose a growing threat to democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The last year has seen criminal governance thrive in Latin America and the Caribbean as resistance erodes. InSight Crime’s investigators break down the year’s biggest stories from across the region.

Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) In 2024, we didn’t just investigate organized crime.

Chilean authorities gave details about the growing sophistication and violence of transnational organized crime.

Extortion is growing in Honduras as smaller gangs replace larger ones. But arrests for the crime are falling, suggesting more ...

The crisis in Ecuador’s prisons has escaped the confines of the penitentiary system to sow violence, corruption, and chaos around the country. The political assassinations, terrorist-style attacks, ...

Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) This year saw critical changes within some of the most ...

Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) Reports of a chilling massacre in Haiti highlight the ...