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Brazil’s Lula launches anti-organised crime plan amid rising security pressure before elections

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Tuesday launched a new anti-organized crime plan, seeking to counter mounting security concerns five months before elections. Lula said the initiative would end criminal control over territories. Security cooperation was also discussed during his meeting last week with US President Donald Trump.

By FRANCE 24

Brazil's Lula launches plan to fight organized crime ahead of elections

Brazil's battle with powerful criminal factions has been a point of tension with the U.S., and a priority during last week's meeting between Lula and President Donald Trump.

Calabarzon anti-crime drive leads to 1,348 arrests last week

LUCENA CITY, Quezon — Police authorities in Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon provinces arrested 1,348 crime suspects during intensified anti-criminality operations conducted from May 4 to 10. In a report released on Monday, May 11, the Police Regional Office 4A (PRO-4A) said 297 suspected drug personalities were arrested in 247 anti-illegal drug operations across

By clopez

Lula seeks his own security recipe to counter Brazilian right wing's tough-on-crime narrative

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Tuesday unveiled in Brasília a public security plan worth around USD 2.25 billion aimed at weakening the finances of organized crime, regaining control of prisons, curbing arms trafficking, and improving homicide investigations, five months ahead of October's presidential election. The package is designed to give the government a distinct identity on one of the issues where public opinion sees the ruling party at its weakest against the right w...