The Financial Action Task Force of Latin America (GAFILAT), together with Uruguay’s National Secretariat for the Fight Against Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (SENACLAFT), held a regional training programme in Montevideo from 20 to 22 October focused on terrorist financing (TF) investigations. The programme aimed to strengthen the operational capacity of law enforcement and judicial authorities to investigate and prosecute terrorism and TF cases in line with Financial Action Task Force (FATF) standards. The training brought together 30 representatives from public prosecutors’ offices and the judiciary from GAFILAT’s 18 delegations. Sessions were delivered by GAFILAT’s Executive Secretariat and Felipe Vergara del Toro of the Spanish National Police, with a practical case presentation by the Peruvian delegation and a private-sector contribution on specialised blockchain investigation software by international expert Jacob Cohen. The curriculum highlighted case typologies and investigative complexity, stressing interdisciplinary teams, investigative protocols, special investigative techniques applicable to TF, the financial and accounting investigation component, national coordination and specialisation, and international cooperation, alongside a noted trend of virtual assets and emerging technologies in recent TF cases.
Financial Action Task Force of Latin America (GAFILAT) 2025-11-10
Financial Action Task Force of Latin America delivers regional training for judges and prosecutors on terrorist financing investigations in Montevideo
GAFILAT and Uruguay’s SENACLAFT held regional training in Montevideo on terrorist financing investigations to enhance law enforcement and judicial capabilities per FATF standards. The event included 30 representatives from GAFILAT’s 18 delegations and featured sessions on investigative techniques, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the role of virtual assets and emerging technologies in terrorist financing cases.