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Calling Cartels 'Narcoterrorists' Turns Drug Enforcement Into War Making

Brazil’s gangs show why the “narcoterrorist” label is tempting, misleading, and unlikely to stop drugs.

Reason

Brazil Crypto Crackdown: Police Raid 87 Shell Companies in Operation Veil of Maya

They called it Operation Veil of Maya, after the philosophical idea of an illusion that hides reality. The cops were not being subtle.

International Business Times

Nigel Farage says Reform UK would ‘gladly’ accept more donations from crypto billionaire

The Reform UK leader is being investigated by the Commons sleaze watchdog over a multimillion-pound donation from Christopher Harborne

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Reform UK would gladly accept more donations from billionaire – Nigel Farage

Mr Farage is currently being investigated by Parliament’s standards commissioner over a £5 million gift, which critics say he should have declared.

Evening Standard

DK Shivakumar, Siddaramaiah to meet party High Command in Delhi; to give a final shape to Karnataka Cabinet

Karnataka's Chief Minister-designate DK Shivakumar and caretaker Chief Minister Siddaramaiah are heading to Delhi for crucial talks with the Congress high command. Discussions will focus on cabinet positions and other political matters. New faces are expected in the upcoming cabinet. A new Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president will also be…

The Economic Times

Trump Admin Targets Brazil's Largest Criminal Networks With Terror Designation, Vows 'Unwavering Commitment to Dismantling Cartels'

The State Department labeled Comando Vermelho (CV) and Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) as "two of the most violent criminal organizations in Brazil"

Latin Times

The Mothers of May’s 20-year struggle for justice after Brazil police rampage

In 2006 police took revenge for deadly prison riots by killing more than 500 people in alleged shootouts that others call executions. A court is to rule on compensation for victims

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Lula says Brazil will not be treated like ‘tinpot country’ after US designates gangs as terrorists

Marco Rubio made announcement after meeting president’s far-right challenger Flávio Bolsonaro

The Guardian - US

US designates Brazilian crime groups as terrorist organisations

The United States on Thursday designated two of Brazil’s most powerful criminal organisations, the Red Command and First Capital Command, as terrorist organisations, escalating tensions with Brasilia, which strongly opposes the move. US officials said the groups operate transnational criminal networks and pose a security threat.

France 24

Brazilian candidate Flavio Bolsonaro asks Trump to designate crime groups as terrorists

Brazilian conservative presidential hopeful Flavio Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he asked US President Donald Trump during a White House meeting to designate Brazil's two largest criminal groups, Comando Vermelho (CV) and Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC), as terrorist organisations, arguing they meet the criteria for the label.

France 24

Target Hospitality Q1 Earnings Call Highlights

Target Hospitality (NASDAQ:TH) reported first-quarter 2026 revenue of approximately $73 million and adjusted EBITDA of approximately $10 million, as management described the period as transitional while the company expands its Workforce Hospitality Solutions business and shifts its portfolio toward

MarketBeat

Brazil's PCC prison gang is becoming a global cocaine powerhouse, with reach into Europe and the U.S

A gang born in Brazil's brutal prison system is no longer just a domestic security threat. The Primeiro Comando da Capital, or PCC, has evolved into a sprawling transnational criminal organization that prosecutors, U.S. officials and recent international reporting say is reshaping cocaine routes from South America to Europe and…

Latin Times

Policing chief threatens legal action over no confidence motion after protest

Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Katy Bourne is demanding for the formal criticism be withdrawn and for a public apology to be issued.

The Independent UK

Updated Stanford Cardinal All-Time Football Seasons

Stanford football has played 119 seasons, dating back to 1891, with no games being played from 1906 to 1917 and from 1943 to 1945.

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Updated Oregon State Beavers All-Time Football Seasons

Oregon State football has played 129 seasons through 2021, dating back to 1893, with no games played in 1900 and 1901, and from 1943 to 1944.

Reason

Suit by Jewish UCLA Students, Professor, and Chabad Rabbi Against Pro-Palestinian Encampment Organizers Can Go Forward

From Tuesday's decision by Judge Mark Scarsi (C.D. Cal.) in Weinberg v. Nat'l Students for Justice in Palestine; recall that… The post Suit by Jewish UCLA Students, Professor, and Chabad Rabbi Against Pro-Palestinian Encampment Organizers Can Go Forward appeared first on Reason.com.

The Guardian - UK

West Midlands chief constable may face investigation by police watchdog

Craig Guildford remains in post after damning report into decision to ban Israeli fans from football match, despite calls for his resignation

The Guardian - UK

West Midlands police commissioner criticises MPs for bias against chief constable

Exclusive: Simon Foster is the man responsible for deciding if Craig Guildford should be fired over Maccabi Tel Aviv ban

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Brazilian police crack down on $4.8B tax evasion and money laundering scheme

Brazilian police have launched a major operation to dismantle a tax evasion and money-laundering scheme in the fuel sector

Euronews

Portugal arrests 'Hulk', top Brazilian druglord and PCC gang ringleader

The PCC is the largest criminal organisation in Brazil and has around 20,000 members — with some estimates stating that the total number could be even higher, with the gang consisting of as many as 40,000 lifetime members plus 60,000 contractors.

The Independent UK

Brianna Ghey’s mother welcomes funding to restrict student access to phones

Esther Ghey says a school phone ban would have ‘really helped’ her daughter

Evening Standard

PCC urges ‘immediate review’ into decision to ban Israeli fans from Villa match

Simon Foster has requested a review into the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from the game against Aston Villa next month.

The Independent UK

Lax gun laws in Brazil and US help arm Brazil's organized crime, study finds

A study by the Sou da Paz Institute has revealed a rise in restricted-use firearms such as semiautomatic rifles reaching Brazilian criminal groups

Radio France Internationale

Inside the cocaine boom fuelling Europe’s most lucrative drug market

Cocaine has never been more abundant, more profitable, or more widely consumed. Record production in South America is fuelling a surge in shipments to Europe, now the most lucrative market for the drug. RFI maps the new power structures driving the boom – not the cartels of legend, but a…

International Business Times

Brazil Police Target Network That Siphoned Billions From Fuel Sector

Brazilian police launched a mega operation in several states Thursday to crush a criminal network that sold adulterated fuel to clients and concealed billions of dollars in earnings in cahoots with financial companies, officials said.

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