The international workshop Organized Crime, Illicit Economies and Public Policy in Latin America and the Caribbean, held at Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) by the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF), in partnership with Leme, FGV EBAPE, Fedesarrollo, and the Organized Against Crime platform (World Bank Group), brought together researchers, experts, and representatives from different institutions to discuss challenges related to organized crime, illicit economies, and the generation of evidence for public policies in Latin America and the Caribbean. The program was organized around three thematic areas, focusing on the challenges of measuring organized crime, extortion, and illegal mining, and featured researchers and experts from national and international institutions, including Universidad de los Andes, University of Chicago, Columbia University, Rutgers University, Universidad del Pacífico, Instituto Igarapé, CAF, Fedesarrollo, and representatives of public agencies from across the region.

At the event, Joana Monteiro, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Leme, participated in the opening of the event and the first discussion session, contributing insights on the challenges of measuring organized crime and highlighting the importance of generating evidence to understand less visible illicit markets, such as extortion. Julia Guerra, Director of Projects and Research and Co-Founder of Leme; Vinicius Peçanha, Area Leader and Project Leader; Yasmin Santos, Communications Advisor; and Mathias Lusquinos and Ana Figueiredo, Public Policy Analysts, also participated in the workshop.