Latin America & Caribbean

CFATF Follow-Up Report on the BVI shows it is ‘Compliant’ or ‘Largely Compliant’ on all 40 FATF Recs, marking major progress in AML/CFT, BO transparency, and financial supervision

by AdrianaAMLP | Jan 21, 2026

The Second Enhanced Follow-Up Report acknowledges substantial reforms to the British Virgin Islands ‘ AML/CFT/CPF regime, leading to upgraded technical compliance ratings on multiple FATF Recommendations. While this technical progress positions the territory as...

GAFILAT’s compliance report upgrades Bolivia for stronger proliferation sanctions, BO rules, and AML/CFT enforcement, leaving no non-compliant areas and only six partially compliant

by AdrianaAMLP | Oct 16, 2025

Latest follow-up report notes significant enhancements to Bolivia’s legal and institutional framework, particularly through new regulations on targeted financial sanctions, beneficial ownership disclosure, and sanctions enforcement across reporting sectors. It...

FATF urges Argentina to enhance prosecutions, bolster risk understanding, improve FIU resources, increase high-risk sector reporting, and adopt a RBA to NPOs

by AdrianaAMLP | Jan 7, 2025

Latest report notes steps taken with respect to international cooperation, domestic agency coordination, AML/CFT supervision, and money laundering convictions and confiscations. However, Argentina will remain in enhanced follow-up, with next report due in 2025....

Global Witness uncovers evidence that leading collagen manufacturer, Rousselot, has been involved in deforestation and Indigenous rights violations in Paraguay’s Gran Chaco

by AdrianaAMLP | Oct 8, 2024

Global Witness uncovered a combined 75,000 hectares of deforestation in Paraguay’s Gran Chaco linked to meat giants Minerva Foods and Frigorífico Concepción from 2021 to 2023.

INTERPOL leads a 12-country operation across South America to tackle the production, distribution, and possession of online child sexual abuse material, with a focus on victim identification and rescue

by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Sep 24, 2024

As a result of the operation, undertaken with the coordination and support of INTERPOL, 18 direct abusers were caught and 111 people were charged with possession and distribution of abuse material. Seven individuals wanted internationally for child sex offenses, who...

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CFATF Follow-Up Report on the BVI shows it is ‘Compliant’ or ‘Largely Compliant’ on all 40 FATF Recs, marking major progress in AML/CFT, BO transparency, and financial supervision

GAFILAT’s compliance report upgrades Bolivia for stronger proliferation sanctions, BO rules, and AML/CFT enforcement, leaving no non-compliant areas and only six partially compliant

FATF urges Argentina to enhance prosecutions, bolster risk understanding, improve FIU resources, increase high-risk sector reporting, and adopt a RBA to NPOs

Global Witness uncovers evidence that leading collagen manufacturer, Rousselot, has been involved in deforestation and Indigenous rights violations in Paraguay’s Gran Chaco

INTERPOL leads a 12-country operation across South America to tackle the production, distribution, and possession of online child sexual abuse material, with a focus on victim identification and rescue

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