The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, Mauro Vieira, visited Peru to sign trade agreements. Brazil is Peru’s main partner at a regional level with a trade of US $3,000 million in 2015.

After the participation of four other countries in 9 past editions of the Dakar Rally in South America, a fifth country will be participating in the 2017 edition. 

With two fifths of the countries having some freedom of the press, two fifths having complete freedom of the press, and one fifth of the countries having absolutely no freedom of the press, the Americas have varying degrees of liberty when it comes to journalism. 

People in the more remote areas that were hit the hardest by the earthquake continue to go days without food and water, and humanitarian aid fails to arrive. 

Raúl Castro recently warned against the “reactionary rush” that could include “coup actions” in Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Brazil and El Salvador.

José Miguel Insulza recently criticized the constitutional process and was met with widespread rejection. This is consistent with his general behavior, as he once again drew attention to himself for something other than being an agent for The Hague.

The rivers of Guatemala have been privatized and there is a new movement demanding rights to the rivers called March for the Water.

There is a controversy between Argentina and Chile over new land rights granted by the United Nations.

As Mexico’s government continues to deny the claims of human rights groups regarding its handling of the Ayotzinapa tragedy and other instances of human rights violations, its image may be starting to take a hit. 

The three countries pledged to support one another economically and technologically in their collective fight against organized crime in a new international coalition.