Amazônia Latitude Magazine Is a Finalist for the 2026 Gabo Prize, Alongside Outlets from Five Amazonian Countries

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The Gabo Foundation announced this Thursday the finalists for the 2026 Gabo Prize, one of the most important honors in Ibero-American journalism. Among the three finalists in the Coverage category is the cross-border multimedia investigation Autopistas de depredación: anatomía del tráfico de animales en la Amazonía, produced with support from the Pulitzer Center.

The project brings together journalists and outlets from Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador in a collaborative investigation into the wildlife trafficking networks operating across the Amazon, beyond national borders. Participating in the project are  Amazônia Latitude, from Brazil;  Revista Nómadas, from Bolivia;  Casa Macondo, from Colombia; Ojo Público, from Peru; and Revista Vistazo and Código Vidrio, from Ecuador.

Based on extensive field reporting, data analysis, and collaboration among teams in all five countries, the investigation reveals that wildlife trafficking in the Amazon is far larger than available estimates indicated. The project identifies trafficking routes, methods of operation, consumer markets, and enforcement gaps that allow this illegal trade to continue, a trade that threatens species essential to the balance of Amazonian ecosystems.

Representing Brazil, Amazônia Latitude produced the report “O Brasil sem Números, Amazônia sem Asas” (“Brazil Without Numbers, Amazon Without Wings“), the result of months of field investigation, data analysis, and documentary research. The report demonstrates how the absence of official data on wildlife trafficking makes it harder to confront one of the region’s most lucrative environmental crimes.

Created by the Gabo Foundation, the prize received 1,915 entries from 20 countries in this edition, evaluated by 66 international jurors, who selected the 15 finalists across the categories of Text, Image, Photography, Audio, and Coverage. The recognition highlights reporting that helps illuminate some of Ibero-America’s central contemporary challenges, including the climate crisis, organized crime, migration, and the defense of democracy.

For Marcos Colón, founder and director of Amazônia Latitude and editorial coordinator of the investigation in Brazil, the nomination recognizes the importance of collaborative journalism for understanding problems that cross national borders.

Being a finalist for the Gabo Prize is a recognition of journalism that emerges from the territory and is built through collaboration. More than honoring a single investigation, this nomination brings international visibility to an environmental crime that remains largely invisible, and reinforces the importance of producing long-term reporting on the Amazon, with rigor, listening, and cooperation among journalists from different countries.”

Winners will be announced on July 24, in Bogotá, during the Gabo Festival.