18+ hour, 18+ min ago   (583+ words) RIO DE JANEIRO — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Sunday unsealed an investigation into the production of a film about former President Jair Bolsonaro, pointing in his decision to suspicions the movie's financing had ties to a criminal network. The…...

10+ hour, 33+ min ago   (462+ words) Mexican authorities raided a covert crypto mining facility in the mountainous municipality of Tlaola, Puebla, seizing around 300 graphics processing units along with industrial electrical equipment and satellite antennas. Stolen Power and Crypto Mining Emerge as New Tools for Latin American…...

10+ hour, 40+ min ago   (267+ words) Maputo — Mozambique's National Criminal Investigation Service (Sernic) has arrested two Zimbabwean truck drivers and a Mozambican customs officer while they were attempting to steal 800,000 liters of fuel using forged documents. The case follows an investigation into a similar crime last…...

11+ hour, 26+ min ago   (457+ words) The suspicions laid out in Justice Flávio Dino’s decision may complicate matters further for Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, only weeks before October’s national elections in which he will challenge President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Sen. Bolsonaro, the ex-leader’s eldest son,…...

8+ hour, 3+ min ago   (392+ words) Devon Alexander Shalmi being held on $3M bond. A 42-year-old man is accused of running a $3 million illegal online sports betting and money laundering operation after a year-long investigation by Palm Beach and Broward counties' sheriff's offices. Devon Alexander Shalmi, whose…...

16+ hour, 26+ min ago   (410+ words) The Supreme Federal Court minister Cristiano Zanin requested the Federal Police for a full copy of the contents of the cell phone of former banker Daniel Vorcaro. The device was seized in November during the Compliance Zero operation. Zanin argues…...

23+ hour, 34+ min ago   (453+ words) Mexican drug cartels are increasingly embracing crypto mining: in the mountains of Puebla state, law enforcement discovered a hidden farm with hundreds of graphics processors, industrial energy equipment, and satellite communications. The operation took place in the city of Tlaola,…...

13+ hour, 13+ min ago   (26+ words) Mexican authorities raided a hidden crypto mining compound, seizing hundreds of graphics cards, as police investigate …...

17+ hour, 53+ min ago   (67+ words) One email, every weekday morning. African markets, politics and business — filed from our newsroom in Rio. Yesterday’s subject line: “Algeria cuts diplomatic ties with the UAE” Investigators found the load hidden in plastic waste and made no arrests. An opposition…...

19+ hour, 12+ min ago   (475+ words) Authorities zeroed in on the site after residents and officials noticed power consumption far beyond what the sparsely populated communities around Tlaola could account for. The building sat next to a gravel road rarely traveled by outsiders, and neighbors told…...