Brazilian Narco Violence Spills over Into Tranquil Bolivia
Police say 17 international crime bosses have been captured since November as Bolivia deploys more officers and intelligence sharing to curb border violence.
- Brazilian organized crime groups, the Primeiro Comando da Capital and Comando Vermelho , have infiltrated Guayaramerin, Bolivia, with a dozen murders linked to the groups in recent weeks along the border.
- Investigator Joaquin Chacin specializing in organized crime noted that Bolivia was a "very safe country until a few years ago," but a long-standing "mafia peace" has now been broken.
- Between January and September 2025, Bolivia reported 774 homicides, a 138 percent increase from the previous year, while residents report rising armed robberies including an attack on currency trader Adhemar Zapata.
- President Rodrigo Paz visited Guayaramerin last week, announcing plans to deploy more police to the border and boost intelligence sharing with Brazil to combat the crime surge.
- While Paz plans a new bridge in Guayaramerin to boost regional trade, locals like retired bricklayer Donald Somoza fear it will facilitate trafficking, noting "Nobody ever checks .
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According to the Bolivian government, Guayaramerín, as well as other border towns in Bolivia, became a "refugio" of the CCP and the CV
On the banks of the Mamoré River border, dozens of travellers climb up and down the boats without stopping at the immigration control of Guayaramerín, one of the gateways of the Brazilian mafias that expand their violence through Bolivia.
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Brazilian narco violence spills over into tranquil Bolivia
The Mamore river, one of the largest tributaries of the mighty Amazon, forms a natural border between Bolivia, the world's third-largest cocaine producer, and Brazil, a key exit point for drug shipments to Europe. Travelers pour off boats crossing from the Brazilian border city of Guajara-Mirim to the Bolivian town of Guayaramerin and stream past an immigration office in the port terminal without so much as giving it a second glance. "Nobody eve…
The security forces of Brazil and Bolivia reinforce the fight against organized crime On the banks of the border of the river Mamoré, dozens of travellers climb and descend from the boats without stopping in immigration control in Guayaramerín, one of the gateways of Brazilian factions that expand violence in Bolivia. ✅ Follow the international news channel of the g1 in the WhatsApp "never anyone reviews" the passengers, says Donald Somoza, reti…
Large criminal groups such as the First Command of the Capital (PCC) and the Vermelho Command, penetrate small border towns.The violence of drug trafficking bursts with macabre scenes and fear grows among the inhabitants.
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