Brazil
![Special forces military police during a police operation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.](https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/brazil-crime-drug-trafficking-03182024-1.jpg?w=519&h=259&crop=1)
The suspension of a Brazilian judge last month as part of an investigation into his links with an organized crime group did not make headlines. But it is a worrying sign of the ever-growing influence of the country’s main drug-trafficking organizations, which have steadily accumulated wealth and power in recent years.