Police arrested 43 people Wednesday during raids on clandestine rings sneaking an increasing number of Brazilians into the United States, Europe and Mexico, authorities said. Members of the U.S. Homeland Security Department and the Spanish Embassy in Brazil took part in the operation as observers, officials said. Police said 60 search warrants and 56 arrest warrants were issued for suspected traffickers — including eight federal police agents, airline employees and members of Brazil’s federal tax bureau — Federal Police Chief Jose Ivan Lobato said in a news conference in Sao Paulo. Full Story