Brazil and U.S. Increase Cooperation against Organized Crime

The arrests in Brazil on August 7, 2007 of Juan Carlos Ramírez Abadía and on August 18 of Gustavo Durán Bautista, both alleged Colombian narcotics traffickers, have brought attention to the vulnerability of Brazil as a hideout for criminals and led to increased cooperation between Brazil and the U.S. in combating transnational organized crime...[more]