Bolivia and Brazil launch Secure Borders to combat organized crime
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Bolivia and Brazil launched the Secure Borders initiative to strengthen joint controls and intelligence sharing along their shared border.
The two nations aim to reduce the operating space of transnational criminal networks, specifically the First Capital Command (PCC) and the Red Command (CV).
This cooperation follows a series of violent incidents in the Santa Cruz department of Bolivia, where armed men killed five people, including a police officer, during a dispute between the two Brazilian criminal groups over drug trafficking routes. The initiative includes establishing a permanent Brazilian Federal Police office in La Paz and placing liaison officers in the region. These steps allow the two countries to exchange processed and unprocessed information more quickly.
This cooperation has already resulted in the arrest of a fugitive wanted by Brazil and helped Bolivian authorities identify suspects involved in the violence in San Matías. To further block drug concealment, the Special Force for the Fight Against Drug Trafficking (FELCN) is increasing inspections of exports such as wood and rubber. The force conducted 373 analyses and inspections of exports in border areas by August 25, a sharp increase from only 15 procedures in all of 2025.
These measures seek to protect legitimate economic activity while closing jurisdictional gaps that criminal organizations use to move drugs and resources across borders.
