Latin America

Jose Adolfo Macias, a.k.a. “Fito,” was arrested 18 months after going on the run for the second time in his criminal...

The arrest follows a recent constitutional amendment allowing the extradition of Costa Rican nationals, a move that could...

Illegal cattle ranches clearing the Amazon rainforest are behind the leather in high-end handbags made by top European and...

The government said it had responded to breaches of legal and health data.

Paraguayan President Santiago Peña pledged to “protect citizens' rights and data in the digital age.”

A group calling itself Brigada Cyber PMC posted a ransom note on the dark web, threatening to release personal identity data...

Brazilian federal prosecutors are seeking to cancel a $180 million carbon credit deal between the state of Pará and the LEAF...

Ecuadorian court documents obtained by OCCRP describe the inner workings of a drug and money laundering operation...

Brazilian police arrested five people accused of belonging to a far-right criminal group that plotted to spy on and possibly...

Police are investigating whether an aspiring sertanejo singer secretly helped run her brother’s drug operation under a false...

Network smuggled cocaine paste from Colombia to EU labs, echoing OCCRP warnings of Europe’s growing role in drug...

Experts say banks are ill-equipped to deal with complex money laundering networks set up by traffickers.