On July 14th of 2017, La Fuerza de Acciones Especiales (FAES) became a unit of the Venezuelan police force, or the Policía Nacional Bolivariana (PNB).
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Colombia is facing dangerously precarious situations in the weeks leading up to the elections.
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A 29-year-old leader of the Tolupán indigenous group was confirmed dead on September 28, after having been missing since September 23.
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Untimely death has become almost an expectation in some favelas of Brazil.
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Central America’s participation in drug trafficking is on the rise.
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Despite pressure from Washington, the violent situation in Honduras prevents its consideration as a third safe country to contain illegal migratory flow into the United States.
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Central America is currently a hub for negotiations of weapons and drugs among Mexican drug cartels.
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Ex-FARC leaders, community members, and government representatives have come together to discuss some of the issues that former guerrilla members are facing in the process of reintegration into society.
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Polico Díaz Sambache of the indigenous tribe was missing for 18 hours and was violently attacked by settlers.
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Colombia’s Peace Agreement (El Acuerdo de Paz) has caused an increase in political competition in areas struggling with democracy and has exacerbated disputes among criminal organizations in many of those same regions.
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