Brazil candidate for Interpol says time for a head from developing nation


  • World
  • Monday, 05 Feb 2024

Director of the Federal Police's International Cooperation department and Interpol Vice-President for the Americas, Valdecy Urquiza, poses for a picture during an interview with Reuters in Brasilia, Brazil February 2, 2024. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Interpol should elect a new head from a developing nation to diversify the organisation and boost its credibility as crime becomes increasingly globalised, Brazil's candidate to head the international police agency, Valdecy Urquiza, told Reuters.

This would help Interpol strengthen global cooperation to combat transnational crime, said Urquiza, currently Brazil's Federal Police Director for International Cooperation.

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