Read More Bogotá, Colombia – Abelardo de la Espriella, a right wing populist nicknamed ‘The Tiger,’ has narrowly won Colombia’s presidential election. The criminal defense lawyer who has never held political office received 49.65% of the vote in the run-off election, whereas Ivan Cepeda, a left-wing Senator and ally of the current president, got 48.70%….
Read More Lima, Peru — Keiko Fujimori is increasingly closer to becoming Peru’s first female president, inching ahead in what is her fourth presidential bid since 2011. With only 300 ballots left to be reviewed, she already holds a lead of more than 40,000 votes over leftist candidate Roberto Sánchez. The candidate from the Fuerza…
Read More Bogotá, Colombia – Abelardo de la Espriella, a right wing populist nicknamed ‘The Tiger,’ has narrowly won Colombia’s presidential election. The criminal defense lawyer who has never held political office received 49.65% of the vote in the run-off election, whereas Ivan Cepeda, a left-wing Senator and ally of the current president, got 48.70%….
Read More Guaviare, Colombia – As Colombians head to a run-off vote on Sunday, 21 June to elect their next president, a leading think tank warns the next leader will inherit a cross-border security crisis with Ecuador that neither country can resolve alone. A report from the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) says fragmentation of armed…
Read More Lima, Peru — Keiko Fujimori is increasingly closer to becoming Peru’s first female president, inching ahead in what…
Read More Bogotá, Colombia – Abelardo de la Espriella, a right wing populist nicknamed ‘The Tiger,’ has narrowly won Colombia’s…
Read More Guaviare, Colombia – As Colombians head to a run-off vote on Sunday, 21 June to elect their next president,…
Read More Manuela Peña Giraldo co-authored this article with Angie Acosta M. Medellín and Bogotá, Colombia – Álvaro Uribe Vélez,…
Read More For Immediate Release:June 17, 2026 Contact:Andrea Fernández AponteSenior Policy AssociateLatin America Working Group (LAWG)afernandez@lawg.org U.S. Civil Society Organizations…
Read More It’s been nine days since the runoff election between conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori and leftist Roberto Sánchez and…
Read More The Troncal del Caribe, a key highway on Colombia’s Caribbean coast, has been blocked since a government offensive…
Read More Mexico City, Mexico – As FIFA’s opening ceremony kicked off inside the Azteca Stadium on Thursday afternoon, a parallel…
Read More Colombia’s Senate passed a bill prohibiting Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) today after a long battle by women’s rights…
Read More On June 4, a national scandal erupted when star Colombian soccer player James Rodríguez apparently snubbed President Gustavo…
Read More Bogotá, Colombia – The sophistication of drones used by armed groups is escalating rapidly in Colombia as the military…
Read More São Paulo, Brazil – Former President Jair Bolsonaro testified to the Federal Police this Wednesday (26), in an…
Read More São Paulo, Brazil – Former President Jair Bolsonaro testified to the Federal Police this Wednesday (26), in an…
Read More São Paulo, Brazil – Former President Jair Bolsonaro testified to the Federal Police this Wednesday (26), in an…
Read More São Paulo, Brazil – Former President Jair Bolsonaro testified to the Federal Police this Wednesday (26), in an…
Read More São Paulo, Brazil – Former President Jair Bolsonaro testified to the Federal Police this Wednesday (26), in an…
Read More São Paulo, Brazil – Former President Jair Bolsonaro testified to the Federal Police this Wednesday (26), in an…
Read More São Paulo, Brazil – Former President Jair Bolsonaro testified to the Federal Police this Wednesday (26), in an…
Read More São Paulo, Brazil – Former President Jair Bolsonaro testified to the Federal Police this Wednesday (26), in an…
Read More São Paulo, Brazil – Former President Jair Bolsonaro testified to the Federal Police this Wednesday (26), in an…
