In the mid-1970s, a clandestine network of South American dictatorships coordinated a continent‑wide campaign against leftist dissent known as Operation Condor.  Institutionalized at a secret meeting in Santiago in November 1975, Condor united the intelligence and security services of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay in a joint counterinsurgency effort .  Brazil formally joined the … Continue reading Operation Condor: The Secret War Against Dissent (1975–1983)