The Pigeon Express
South America’s Pantanal region, the world’s largest tropical wetland on earth has been ablaze for months now. The blazes have already consumed about 28% of the vast floodplain that stretches across parts of Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay. They are still not completely under control. The fires have destroyed unique habitats and wrecked the livelihoods of […]
Paraguay police have seized a record 2.3 tonnes of cocaine hidden among a charcoal shipment destined for Israel. The drugs found have an estimated street value of US$ 500 million. It is the largest drugs seizure police have made in the South American country. The cocaine was found in a container at Terport, a private […]
Former Brazilian football star Ronaldinho and his brother were arrested Friday in Asuncion, Paraguay’s public ministry said, after entering the country on fake passports. “The Attorney General’s office issued a warrant for their arrest, charged the player Ronaldinho with using a public document with false content and requested preventative detention,” the ministry tweeted. Ronaldinho and […]