Stories from Liaison and Partnership Office (LPO) in Brazil

Manaus, the second Brazilian city to receive migrants, is a meeting point to strengthen the network of assistance to victims of human trafficking

Manaus, 16 September 2022 - Improving the identification and treatment of cases of trafficking in persons in the context of migration is an important goal of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Brazil. Therefore, through the UNODC Track4Tip Initiative, and together with the Public Defender's Office (DPU), UNODC held a workshop to strengthen the skills and knowledge of the technicians who work in the network of assistance to migrants in Amazonas state.  [Read More]

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UN holds broad consultation on priorities for the next five years

As part of its new Cooperation Framework, the UN Brazil is holding a public consultation about what should be the priorities for its work in the next five years.[Read More]

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Cocaine Insights 4 launched with spotlight on COVID-19 impacts on regional and transatlantic cocaine routes through Brazil

The global production of cocaine has reached record levels, amounting to 1,982 tons as of 2020. Trafficking routes are determined by production and consumption locations, and Brazil sits in the path for cocaine trafficking from South America to Africa and Europe. In the country, the measures adopted concerning covid-19 appear to have had an impact on the redistribution and management of the cocaine market domestically.[Read More]

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