



Organized crime in Latin America
A Talk by Fernando Zarabozo , Diorella Islas , Jorge M. Lasmar and Dr. Rashmi Singh
About this Talk
In this session, Fernando Gabriel Zarabozo will present his paper on the evolution of organized crime actors in Argentina and the need to redesign the country’s organized crime strategy. After this intervention, Rodrigo Morenoce will present on Ecuador’s ‘mano-durismo’ (tough on crime policies) and rise in its prison population, as well as the impact of organized crime on increasing prison violence. Jorge M. Lasmar and Rashmi Singh will deliver a presentation on the evolving nature of illicit financial flows in South America’s two ‘Tri-Border Areas’ (TBA) in combatting national responses to organized crime. The session will conclude with a presentation by Victor Cepeda, who will speak about ‘transnational illicit trade’ (TIT) in Brazil’s Northern and Central Arc.