Five South American Nations Sign Regional Pact Against Organized Crime
The pact sets up a permanent working group and a joint action plan as five governments seek measurable results against cross-border gangs.
- On Thursday, May 28, 2026, foreign ministers from Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru signed the Compromiso Regional de Santiago in Santiago, establishing a permanent working group to combat transnational organized crime.
- This pact unites governments across a broad political spectrum to address shared security challenges like the Venezuelan-origin gang Tren de Aragua and prison-born networks operating across borders.
- Five priority areas define the agreement, ranging from real-time intelligence sharing and border control across the Andes and Amazon to illicit financial flows and technical cooperation harmonizing investigative tools.
- Chilean prosecutor Ángel Valencia urged member states to transition toward "mixed investigation bodies," while the permanent working group prepares to hold its first meeting in 90 days to draft a joint action plan.
- The framework will be presented to the 46th General Assembly of the OAS later this year, with the five chancellors reconvening in 180 days in Buenos Aires to review progress.
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Five South American Nations Sign Regional Pact Against Organized Crime
LATIN AMERICA · SECURITY Key Facts —The headline: Foreign ministers of Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru signed a regional cooperation pact in Santiago on Thursday, a South American organized crime pact that will create a permanent working group on transnational gangs. —Five priorities: The Compromiso Regional de Santiago, as the agreement is called in […] The post Five South American Nations Sign Regional Pact Against Organized Crime …
Santiago. The governments of Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Ecuador and Peru agreed on Thursday to design a joint strategy to address transnational organized crime, through a coordination mechanism on security, intelligence and border control, among other issues.
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru sign joint agreement to combat transnational crime
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The Chilean Foreign Ministry organized a security summit where representatives of Argentina, Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador attended. In the analysis of Cause and Effect it was suggested that one of the main challenges of this instance is to transform the meetings and proposals into concrete actions to combat transnational organized crime. Among the topics discussed were the exchange of information between police and state institutions. In addition t…
Foreign ministers and high-ranking officials from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru met this Thursday in Santiago at a security summit to discuss and coordinate new measures to combat transnational organized crime, irregular migration, and…
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