![Members of Rio's militias burned down buses to protest the death of one of their members in 2023. Cartels are increasingly moving into legitimate businesses and everyday politics, highlighting the need for a new strategy of confronting them.](https://americasquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Captura-de-Tela-2024-08-21-as-15.11.32-300x191.png)
Latin America’s Armed Groups Are Expanding Their Empires
Cartels are increasingly moving into legitimate businesses and everyday politics, highlighting the need for a new strategy of confronting them.
Cartels are increasingly moving into legitimate businesses and everyday politics, highlighting the need for a new strategy of confronting them.