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Brazil Seizes 1,100 US Weapons, 1.5 Tons of Drugs

4/10/2026

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On April 10, Brazil's tax revenue secretary Robinson Barreirinhas announced that authorities seized over 1,100 weapons in the past year from the United States.
In the first quarter of this year, authorities confiscated more than 1.5 tons of drugs.
The announcement coincides with Brazil's initiative to track weapons entering the country from the United States as part of a joint effort to combat organized crime.

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On April 10, Brazil's tax revenue secretary Robinson Barreirinhas announced that authorities seized over 1,100 weapons in the past year from the United States.
In the first quarter of this year, authorities confiscated more than 1.5 tons of drugs.
The announcement coincides with Brazil's initiative to track weapons entering the country from the United States as part of a joint effort to combat organized crime.