economy
diciembre 29, 2025
El mapa del crimen en AL
Conforme con el reciente informe del International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), un reputado centro de pensamiento en seguridad y geopolítica, resumido en noticia publicada por Valora Analitik, de donde tomamos la información, América Latina está viviendo una transformación profunda en su economía criminal.
TL;DR
- Latin America's criminal economy is undergoing a profound transformation, as reported by the IISS.
- Criminal organizations are diversifying their income beyond traditional activities like drug and arms trafficking, engaging in multiple business lines with transnational reach.
- The shift in drug consumption towards synthetic drugs in the U.S. is impacting the profitability and operational models of drug trafficking organizations.
- Criminal groups are expanding extortion, human trafficking, smuggling, and illegal mining, particularly in vulnerable populations, and are reformulating their collection schemes with new routes.
- The interaction between criminal groups, corrupt governments, and unscrupulous businesses creates an adaptable criminal ecosystem that rivals formal economies.
- This criminal economy distorts markets, increases operational costs, reduces competition, and weakens institutions by introducing illegal money into the formal economy.