Published
Feb 9, 2025 9:17 PM by
The Strategist
[By Rodrigo Duton]
Australia faces an emerging national security threat from Brazilian crime groups. Once only a domestic concern in Brazil, organized crime there has evolved into a powerful narco-insurgency with transnational reach, making the country the world’s second-largest player in the cocaine trade after Colombia.
Until now, growth in Brazilian organized crime posed no threat to Australia. However, as detailed in ASPI’s newly released report, "The Pacific Cocaine Corridor: A Brazilian cartel’s pipeline to Australia," Brazil’s growing role in...
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