Category Archives: Latin America

    Brazil Makes Eleventh-Hour Push on Olympics Security

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    Brazil Makes Eleventh-Hour Push on Olympics Security With Summer Games set to open, government calls up retired police officers to screen for weapons ENLARGE Soldiers guarded the area near the Copacabana… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    War for Sale: Battlefield Contractors in Latin America & the ‘Corporatization’ of America’s War on Drugs

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    Road to Rio: As Crime Explodes In Rio, Private Security Forces Step In As Protectors

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    Road to Rio Road to Rio: As Crime Explodes In Rio, Private Security Forces Step In As Protectors While Brazil is famous for its many charms, it is also internationally recognized… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Private Military Contractors as a Risk-Transfer Mechanism: The Case of Plan Colombia

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    Private Military Contractors as a Risk-Transfer Mechanism: The Case of Plan Colombia Bianchi, K. (2015) You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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    Fluor Selected as LOGCAP IV Contractor for Africa and Southern Combatant Commands

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    Fluor Selected as LOGCAP IV Contractor for Africa and Southern Combatant Commands Published: Sept 8, 2015 4:08 p.m. ET IRVING, Texas, Sep 08, 2015 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Fluor Corporation FLR, -1.35%… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Venancio Aguasanta ARIAS, et al v. DYNCORP, et al., Appellees.

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    752 F.3d 1011 (2014) Venancio Aguasanta ARIAS, husband, on behalf of himself, as guardian of his four minor children, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, et al., Appellants v.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    3 Times As Many Honduran Private Security Agents as Police

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    3 Times As Many Honduran Private Security Agents as Police Most of the private security agents have received only a short training before receiving a weapon PrevNext Published 7 January 2015… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    PRIVATE FIRMS FILLING LATIN AMERICA’S GRAVE SECURITY GAP

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    PRIVATE FIRMS FILLING LATIN AMERICA’S GRAVE SECURITY GAP Distrust of police has made private security big business in Latin America. An army of 4 million private security agents make up an… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Ecuador Bites the Dust … Again

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    Michael I. Krauss Contributor Follow Opinion 6/02/2014 @ 2:49PM 336 views Ecuador Bites the Dust … Again Readers will recall my report on the RICO conviction of the plaintiffs’ attorney in the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Will the U.S. support controls on security contractors in Latin America?

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    Will the U.S. support controls on security contractors in Latin America? Photo by: Charles Atkeison / flickr / Creative Commons An upcoming conference in Switzerland will test U.S. willingness to make… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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