BRAZIL’S PIPELINE FUEL THEFT: STRUCTURAL RISKS AND CRIMINAL CONVERGENCE

Summary Pipeline fuel theft in Brazil has re-emerged as a multidimensional risk to critical energy infrastructure. Recent investigations, including Operation Haras, reveal increasingly sophisticated criminal...

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ORGANIZED CRIME AND MONEY LAUNDERING IN BRAZIL’S SOLAR ENERGY SECTOR

Summary Brazil’s solar boom has become both a symbol of sustainability and a new target for organized crime. The rapid expansion of renewable energy, combined...

HYDRIC STRESS AND ENERGY RISK: IMPLICATIONS FOR BUSINESS IN BRAZIL

Summary Brazil is currently facing a renewed phase of hydric stress driven by extreme heat, reduced rainfall, and increasing pressure on water reservoirs. This scenario...

VENEZUELA AFTER MADURO: POLITICAL RISKS, SECURITY THREATS, AND BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

Strategic overview and current political context The removal of Nicolás Maduro from effective power has marked a significant political rupture in Venezuela, but it has...

CRIME, GOVERNANCE, AND TECHNOLOGY: BRAZIL’S PUBLIC SECURITY LANDSCAPE IN 2025

Summary In 2025, Brazil’s public security landscape was marked by significant transformations, particularly in major urban centers such as Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo....

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SÃO PAULO SECURITY INCIDENTS – 2ND BULLETIN OF MARCH

In 2025, the neighborhood of Santo Amaro in Southern São Paulo recorded a 10% increase in vehicle thefts, averaging two occurrences per day. While...

OPERATION SHADOWGUN: 3D TECHNOLOGY FUELS THE ILLEGAL WEAPONS MARKET

The Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro, the Rio de Janeiro Public Prosecutor’s Office (MPRJ), and the Ministry of Justice and Public Security launched...

OPERATION ANOMALY: POLICE OFFICERS ARRESTED FOR CONNECTION WITH THE CV

On Tuesday (10/03), the Federal Police launched Operation Anomaly II, which aims to dismantle, according to investigators, a criminal nucleus composed of civil police...

RIO DE JANEIRO SECURITY INCIDENTS – 2ND BULLETIN OF MARCH

05/03/2026 - On Thursday (5), Eduardo Peixoto, the commercial advisor for football stars Vinicius Junior and Lucas Paquetá, was shot during an attempted robbery...