Issue Jun 17-30 2026: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced that Mexico is working to resume commercial oil exports to Cuba through private companies authorized to transport fuel, following the issuance of new U.S. licenses for fuel sales to the island.

Issue Jun 17-30 2026: As Brazil’s 2026 presidential race intensifies, public security has emerged as a central campaign issue, with presidential candidate Ronaldo Caiaido arguing that organized crime poses an existential threat not only to public safety but also to the country’s formal economy and democratic institutions.

Issue Jun 17-30 2026: The 56th General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) kicked off in Panama with a call to strengthen multilateralism to face the challenges of democracy, security, and sustainable development.

Issue Jun 10-16 2026: Statements about Nicaragua made by Costa Rica’s newly elected president, Laura Fernández, suggest that she plans to adhere to the foreign policy of her predecessor, Rodrigo Chaves, when it comes to relations between the two Central American nations.

Issue Jun 10-16 2026: The Secretary General of the Secretariat of Central American Integration (SIECA), Alden Rivera Montes, has expressed confidence that Central America, with its 55 million inhabitants, has the potential to become an important global market.

Issue Jun 10-16 2026: Human rights organizations in Argentina announced an international mission to Bolivia to survey the complaints of alleged human rights violations.

Issue Jun 03-09 2026: Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has expressed her support for Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz as tension escalates in the Andean country due to widespread protests and road blockades.

Issue Jun 03-09 2026: Brazil has officially signed off on the Police Cooperation Agreement Applicable to Border Spaces between the States Party to Mercosur, an accord that allows police officers from the bloc’s countries to cross borders when pursuing fugitives or participating in operations against organized crime.

Issue Jun 03-09 2026: Former presidents from Latin America and Spain belonging to the IDEA group (the Democratic Initiative of Spain and the Americas), including Spain’s José María Aznar, Mexico’s Felipe Calderón, and Colombia’s Álvaro Uribe, have requested that the Nicaraguan regime be investigated for “crimes against humanity” in connection with the death of Indigenous

Issue May 27-Jun 02 2026: Three Paraguayan truck drivers have been stranded in Peru for over a month due the road blockades set up in protest against Rodrigo Paz’s government in Bolivia. The last state aid they received, through the Paraguayan embassy, was in early May.