Issue Sep 16-22 2026: New laws passed in Honduras impose special prison sentences for members of declared terrorist organizations and expand the reach of the state in matters of security, but authorities and analysts agree that the challenge ahead will be turning such reforms into concrete results for the population.

Issue Sep 16-22 2026: Honduras adopted measures that tighten prison conditions, similar to those imposed by the government of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, as part of a strategy against gangs and drug trafficking.

Issue Sep 16-22 2026: The Lower House unanimously approved the observance of a special date dedicated to Gardel, thereby supporting the contention that the famous Argentine Tango singer, also known as “El Mago,” was of Uruguayan nationality.

Issue Sep 09-15 2026: Brazil does not identify as Latin American. Not for geographical reasons, but due to a historical project. This country was built upon the desire to be European and, more recently, the dream of being North American. So noted Vanessa Mulet in Correio Braziliense of Brasilia. She also wrote that Cuba is

Issue Sep 09-15 2026: Brazil and Mexico have just given another masterclass in hypocrisy by refusing to support a meeting among OAS foreign ministers aimed at analyzing the devolving political situation in Nicaragua.

Issue Sep 09-15 2026: In the wake of the capture of key members of a criminal organization on the border between Mexico and Guatemala, Mexican officials have stressed that cooperation between the two nations will be essential in further efforts to weaken such groups.

Issue Sep 02-08 2026: The secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), Albert Ramdin, has announced that OAS representatives plan to convene on September 28 to analyze the situation in Nicaragua. The meeting is especially urgent in light of the Ortega-Murillo regime’s recent move to cancel general elections in the country indefinitely.

Issue Sep 02-08 2026: Recent elections in such Latin American nations as Colombia, Honduras, Chile, Ecuador, and Bolivia were tainted by the manipulations of figures linked to the international ultra-right and the security apparatus of the United States, with Fernando Cerimedo playing a pivotal role.

Issue Sep 02-08 2026: On September 3 of 2026, President Kast of Chile and President Milei met at the Foro Madrid to discuss their countries alliance: the main topics of discussion were the strategy to the Malvinas/Falkland Islands, Georginas del Sur, and Sandwich del Sur and the Chilean rights to the Estrecho de Magallanes.

Issue Aug 26-Sep 01 2026: Given that the Nicaraguan dictatorship of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo recently passed a constitutional reform extending their mandate and ending the right of that country’s citizens to elect their own leaders, it is incumbent on hemispheric leaders to denounce the regime’s illegitimacy and usurpation of power, jurists insist.