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Marina Cavalari

Reporter · US

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Aug 31, 2026
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  1. Article · Aug 31, 2026 · Marina Cavalari

    How AI Supported Research on Tren de Aragua in Brazil (opens the original)

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    There has been evidence of Tren de Aragua operating in Brazil since at least 2018, with the Venezuelan gang making inroads from in the border state of Roraima. But when a series of recent reports suggested the organization could be expanding to other parts of the country, we started digging deeper. We began investigating after a police operation in June targeted a Tren de Aragua cell in Roraima. Unlike in previous operations, police also carried out raids in the states of Amazonas, São Paulo, Ri

  2. Article · Aug 27, 2026 · Marina Cavalari, Christopher Newton

    Who’s Who in Brazil’s Historic Bank Master Fraud Case? (opens the original)

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    Brazil’s Bank Master collapsed in November 2025 when the Central Bank liquidated it over serious regulatory violations. The president of the private bank, Daniel Vorcaro, was arrested days later attempting to flee the country. Investigators say Vorcaro ran a Ponzi-like scheme built on fraudulent financial products, using new investors’ money to cover old debts while diverting funds through shell companies. The case has since expanded to reveal political corruption, an armed enforcement wing, and

  3. Article · Jul 31, 2026 · Marina Cavalari, Venezuela Investigative Unit

    Brazil Crackdown Reveals New Tren de Aragua Playbook (opens the original)

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    A recent police operation in northern Brazil has revealed how the Venezuelan-born gang Tren de Aragua has established a presence in the country and adapted its model of criminal expansion through alliances. Police in the northern state of Roraima, which borders Venezuela, reportedly dismantled a branch of Tren de Aragua operating in Brazil in June. The cell allegedly used the state to traffic weapons to other parts of the country and partnered with local criminal groups to launder money from ill

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