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The winner of Colombia's presidential elections Abelardo de la Espriella promised to stop negotiating with guerrilla armies and unleash the country's experienced security forces against criminal groups there. But will the Trump-aligned president-elect keep his promises when he takes office in August? And will his plan help, or hinder, the country's organized crime panorama?

InSight Crime's Co-Director Steven Dudley and Managing Editor Deborah Bonello separate fact from fiction around the real security risks in Mexico for tourists coming to the World Cup, and look back at the connection between organized crime and soccer.

The designation of two of Brazil's biggest criminal groups, the PCC and the Red Command, as foreign terrorist organizations by the United States promises to impact businesses, financial institutions, and the economy more widely, as much as the gangs themselves.
In today's InSight Take, Managing Editor Deborah Bonello and co-director Steven Dudley take a deep dive into both of these criminal groups, their role on the criminal landscape in Brazil and the region, and how these designations might reshape the fight against the PCC and the Red Command going forward. Check out our transcript here: https://bit.ly/4uaVHTH

Durante años, el gobierno venezolano ha mantenido una relación simbiótica con ciertos grupos criminales del país, colaborando con ellos para mantenerse en el poder y beneficiarse de actividades ilícitas. Pero a medida que Estados Unidos ha intensificado sus acciones contra el crimen en América Latina bajo la presidencia de Donald Trump, el gobierno venezolano se ha encontrado entre la espada y la pared.
Venezuela asegura que combate el crimen organizado: ¿realmente lo hace? | Escrito por la Unidad Investigativa de Venezuela y leído por Daniel Reyes.
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For years, the Venezuelan government has had a symbiotic relationship with certain criminal groups in the country, working together to maintain power and profit from illicit activities. But as the United States has taken increasingly aggressive anti-crime action in Latin America under President Donald Trump, the Venezuelan government has found itself between a rock and a hard place.
Venezuela Says It is Fighting Organized Crime. Is It? | Written by the Venezuela Investigative Unit and read by Liza Schmidt.
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