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Plebiscite result will force Chile government rethink

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CHILE

The referendum was followed on September 6 by a cabinet reshuffle incorporating new centre-left figures from outside the government coalition. For the six-month-old government…

Rightist religious political opposition grows in Peru

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PERU

Religious conservatism.

Canadian-US deportations may boost transnational crime

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CANADA/US

Canadian and US policy toward deporting foreign criminals.

Cargo theft to rise in Mexico

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MEXICO

Cargo theft.

Brazil crime presence creates wider rule of law fears

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BRAZIL

Its main shipment hub has been the Santos port in Sao Paulo state. However, a series of successful operations by Brazilian authorities over the years have prompted the PCC to…

Rising criminal activities pose Brazil security risks

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BRAZIL

The area concentrates some of the world’s most isolated indigenous communities, but also increasingly attracts organised criminal groups. Near the Peruvian and Colombian borders…

Health reform seeks broad improvements in Chile

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CHILE

Health reform in Chile.

Brazil floods will become more common and costly

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BRAZIL

As of May 13, 147 people had died, another 127 were missing and some 800 were injured as a result of the heavy rain that started in late April and the subsequent floods. Over…

Colombian and Mexican extradition norms will diverge

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COLOMBIA/MEXICO

Sending high-level criminals to face incarceration in the United States is a perpetual source of controversy in both Colombia and Mexico.

Petrobras Brazil plan opens more queries than answers

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BRAZIL

The outlook for Petrobras.