{"id":15113,"date":"2025-10-04T10:49:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T08:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/copolad.eu\/?p=15113"},"modified":"2025-10-04T12:01:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T10:01:38","slug":"olombia-brazil-and-uruguay-visit-the-european-union-to-strengthen-the-social-reuse-of-assets-confiscated-from-organized-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/copolad.eu\/en\/olombia-brazil-and-uruguay-visit-the-european-union-to-strengthen-the-social-reuse-of-assets-confiscated-from-organized-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"Colombia, Brazil and Uruguay visit the European Union to strengthen the social reuse of assets confiscated from organized crime"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the framework of the international cooperation programs COPOLAD III and EL PACCTO 2.0<\/b>, financed by the European Union, official delegations from Colombia, Brazil and Uruguay held working meetings in France and Italy from September 29 to October 4, 2025. The main objective is to promote the exchange of knowledge and experiences with leading European institutions in the recovery and social reuse of assets confiscated from organized crime, in order to identify mechanisms adaptable in the participating countries and draft a joint roadmap for cooperation.<\/p>\n

The programs EL PACCTO 2.0<\/strong>, focused on the fight against transnational organized crime, and COPOLAD III<\/strong>, dedicated to improving drug policies, operate in Latin America and the Caribbean. From complementary perspectives, both programs address asset recovery, management of confiscated goods, and their allocation for public and social purposes. This mission reinforces the European Union\u2019s commitment to international cooperation in the areas of justice, security, and social development, offering an integrated vision. The technical visit seeks to facilitate the strengthening and development of institutional capacities in Colombia, Brazil and Uruguay in the management of seized assets, promoting their transformation into resources of public usefulness, local development, and social cohesion. This approach, known as social reuse, is based on giving back to communities what crime has taken from them.<\/p>\n

The visit began in France, at the French Agency for the Management and Recovery of Seized and Confiscated Assets (AGRASC)<\/strong>,<\/a> which centralizes the administration, conservation and sale of assets seized and confiscated in criminal proceedings. In 2023, France exceeded \u20ac1 billion in confiscated assets. The delegations also met the specialized counterfeit-detection team among seized and confiscated goods of the Louis Vuitton Mo\u00ebt Hennessy (LVMH) business group, and held discussions with directors of the judicial registry and the judges of the Cr\u00e9teil Court.<\/p>\n