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Comando Vermelho La Barredora Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación CJNG La Familia Michoacana Tren de Aragua Los Blancos de Troya DZ Mafia PCC and CV Cártel de Sinaloa

Lula Launches 11 Billion-Real Crackdown on PCC and Red Command

The move doubles as an election-year push in a country where public security tops voter concerns.

Weski Denies Arrest Quotes as Defense Seeks Case Dismissal Over Secret Detention

Brazil Tells U.S. It Opposes Labeling PCC and CV as Terrorist Groups

Michoacán Widens Municipal Police Probe as Judge Frees 11 Ecuandureo Officers

Mexico Airlifts 1,170 Soldiers to Tijuana, Ciudad Juárez and León to Reinforce Security

U.S. Weighs Terrorist Listing for Brazil’s PCC and Comando Vermelho as Brasília Pushes Back

Sinaloa Security Chief Óscar Rentería Steps Down After 15 Months

Judge Dismisses Extradition Amparo by Ex-Tabasco Security Chief for Lack of U.S. Request

Lula Urges Defense Cooperation During Ramaphosa’s Brazil State Visit

Santa Fe Police Arrest 'Chami' Mendoza, One of Province's Most Wanted Linked to Los Menores

International Pyrotechnics Fair in Indaparapeo Cancels 2026 Edition Over Security Concerns

Brother Held in Naples Over Fatal Stabbing of Sister, 22, After Music Dispute

HRW Warns Democratic Decline Has Reached Crisis Point, Urges New Alliance With Brazil at the Center

Forensic Evidence and Witness Accounts Presented in Case Linking ‘El Bótox’ to Michoacán Lemon Leader’s Killing

Authorities Recapture 'El Seven,' Alleged La Familia Michoacana Faction Leader, in Amecameca

Mexico Formalizes Security Strategy, Puts Harfuch in Charge Through 2030

Judge Links Alleged Los Cabrera Financier ‘El Limones’ to Trial, Orders Pretrial Detention

Oaxaca Forces Arrest Alleged Los Cromo Plaza Boss 'Macanannu' in Istmo Raid

Rio Police Raid CV Nucleus in Anchieta, Arrest 13 as Alleged Leader ‘Galo’ Evades Capture

Rio Assembly Postpones Bacellar Custody Vote as Castro Seeks Release Without Presidency