More than 12 Latin American countries have pressured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to hold free and democratic elections amidst political and economic turmoil in the country.

Close to 180 Cubans who were part of medical missions in Venezuela are in Bogotá, where they arrived after deserting the neighboring country with the hope that they will receive a visa for entry to the United States.

The world-renowned Mexican Ballet Folklórico begins their world tour in Guatemala.

The Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América (ALBA) recently approved, in Havana, a declaration of support for Venezuela.

Chile and Bolivia are currently working with the International Court of Justice to resolve a longstanding border conflict over the jurisdiction of the Calama Region between the two countries.

Twenty-two Paraguayan doctors, who graduated in Venezuela, were repatriated by the national government through the Secretaria de Repatriados de la Presidencia de la República (SEDERREC).

Given the recent controversy surrounding the state of Venezuela’s democracy, some speculate that the country is experiencing a democratic recession—and if not yet, it may be leaning toward one. 

The Inter-American Democratic Charter was adopted in 2001, in response to the collapse of the Fujimori regime and emerging forms of authoritarianism.

With the recent apprehension of nine Bolivians, among them seven employees of the customs office and two soldiers, while carrying out an anti-smuggling operation at the border, one must take into account the historical context and precedent that lends itself to these types of geopolitical spats between the two neighboring countries.

Reimy Ferreira, the Bolivian Minister of Defense, planned to visit two Bolivian soldiers and seven customs officials arrested under charges of robbery in Chilean territory.