Astrid Prange

Astrid Prange is a longtime Brazil correspondent with a focus on Latin America, Brazil, religion, ethics, human rights, and globalization. Her work as a Brazil correspondent has influenced her perspective on her homeland, Germany, and global challenges. Her devotion to journalism and love for Brazil have defined Astrid's career, which began in northern Germany with the Hamburger Abendblatt and Hannoverische Allgemeine Zeitung (HAZ). She then worked as a Brazilian correspondent for the Berlin daily newspaper taz, covering the first democratic elections after the military dictatorship. At Deutsche Welle, she explains her second home to an international audience and also reports on important social and ethical debates. Her reporting has earned her the EU Commission's Lorenzo Natali Prize for human rights reporting and the German Development Media Award. In her free time, Astrid enjoys singing samba, blues, and bossa nova.

Biography:  https://www.dw.com/en/astrid-prange-de-oliveira/person-18461357

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The Daily's Verdict

This author is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

100%

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Conflicts of Interest

100%

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Contradictions

85%

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  • El Mayo Zambada and Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman are believed to have controlled the organization together.
  • Guzman is notorious for escaping prison multiple times, including from Puente Grande maximum security prison in Jalisco and Mazatlan maximum security prison in Sinaloa.
  • Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada is the biggest drug trafficker in the world and founder of the Sinaloa cartel.
  • Sinaloa cartel gained power during Mexican government's fight against Colombian drug cartels.
  • Sinaloa cartel gained power during Mexican government's fight against Colombian drug cartels using tactics like tunnel construction and bribes to assert dominance over competition.
  • The Sinaloa cartel is now divided into four factions and operates in more than 50 countries, with a focus on illegal drug smuggling into the US.

Deceptions

80%

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  • The Sinaloa cartel is accused of being responsible, along with the new generation of the Jalisco cartel, for the illegal trafficking of fentanyl in the US.
  • This makes the opioid the leading cause of death in the US population between the ages of 18 and 45.

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