Reuters: Brazil and the U.S. launch a joint initiative to combat organised crime, focusing on sharing intelligence and integrating data to better intercept illicit flows of weapons and drugs

Brazil and the US have agreed to establish a bilateral programme integrating intelligence and operational coordination between the Brazilian Federal Revenue Service and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to target illicit flows of weapons and narcotics. According to Reuters, the initiative announced by Brazil’s Finance Ministry aims to strengthen real-time data sharing and joint interdiction efforts against transnational criminal organisations…