“Political enemies must always be kept in the wrong.”

Brazilian General Eduardo Villas Bôas made controversial comments regarding the upcoming presidential election and former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Supporters of Jair Bolsonaro, frontrunner for the Brazilian presidency, want a coup in Brazil.

In an editorial by Héctor Serrano, the federal deputy shared his optimism for Mexico City’s first local congress, and that the left-majority could be beneficial in creating positive change for the city.

Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales is pulling out all the stops to escape the scrutinizing eye of Colombian Iván Velásquez, chief of the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (Cicig). Morales has taken several concerning steps that have international corruption watchdogs bristling for action.

The combination of neoliberal globalization and reduced government regulation has led to an “increase in poverty, accumulation of wealth in a few hands, and consequently, the increase in social inequality.”

On Thursday, September 6, 2018, frontrunner for the Brazilian presidency Jair Bolsonaro was stabbed following a raucous rally in the city of Juiz de Fora.

The Bolivarian socialist political ideology contributed to the downfall of Venezuela and has pushed thousands of Venezuelans to leave their country to escape the current political and social climate, in a way Latin America has never seen before.

When individuals gather together in the streets to protest a common culprit of dissatisfaction, there is great power in their numbers, and more, in their freedom of expression.

Argentina’s economic woes from 2001 are echoed in its recent monetary crisis.