Brazilian authorities say police have killed six suspects during an operation to dismantle a gang accused of planning large-scale bank robberies.

At least 11 people have been killed in a week of clashes between Brazilian officers and one of the country's most powerful criminal groups in the Amazon region, according to a government report.

Argentine tourism authorities say that an Argentine tourist who was shot in the head and chest in Rio de Janeiro last month ...

Paraguay’s penitentiary system remains in a state of emergency for a second year, yet without tackling the root causes, the ...

Digital gambling could spell the end for a lottery run by criminal gangs that has been a fixture of Brazilian life for ...