Regional Overview: Latin America & the Caribbean | April 2023
Analysis of violent events in Haiti, Honduras, Colombia, Mexico, and Guatemala.
Staff
María Fernanda Arocha
Central America Research Manager
Maria Fernanda Arocha is the Central America Research Manager at ACLED and has been with the organization since October 2018. She currently leads the Central American desk, managing the coding team, supporting the review of data quality, and assisting in data analysis. María Fernanda holds a Master’s degree in Peace, Conflict, and Development from the University of Bradford and a B.A. in Political Science from Javeriana University. Her research interests are related to organized crime dynamics, security policies, and their impacts on development conditions in Latin America.
Content by this author
Actor Profile: The Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG)
The Jalisco New Generation Cartel is a powerful Mexican criminal group involved in drug trafficking and violent territorial control.
Regional Overview: Latin America & the Caribbean | March 2023
Summary of violence and conflicts in various countries from March 2023.
Regional Overview: Latin America & the Caribbean | February 2023
Overview of recent political and gang-related violence across various countries in Latin America with a focus on demonstrations and conflicts.
Regional Overview: Latin America & the Caribbean | January 2023
Death tolls rise amid violence in Peru, Mexico, Brazil, Honduras, Bolivia, and Haiti.
Regional Overview: Latin America & the Caribbean <br/>December 2022
Updates on political and social unrest in Latin America, including Peru, Colombia, Mexico, Haiti, Ecuador, and Brazil.
10 Conflicts to Worry About in 2022: Haiti | Mid-Year Update
Haiti faces intensified gang violence amid ongoing political instability, leading to civilian insecurity.
Mid-Year Update: 10 Conflicts to Worry About in 2021
ACLED's mid-year update revisits ten conflicts, analyzing political violence trends and emerging crises in 2021.
Past events
Webinar | How the Sinaloa Cartel rift is redrawing Mexico’s criminal map
Watch the recorded webinar examining how the fallout of the Sinaloa Cartel dispute has set off a broader realignment of criminal groups in Mexico and opened up opportunities for new conflicts in contested territories.
