Member countries of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) are the main target markets for Paraguayan products, as highlighted in a recent report. 

Peru said it was withdrawing its ambassador from Chile amid an intensifying diplomatic spat that was sparked by accusations of military espionage. Peru, however, will not cut commercial ties with Chile over the spy case.

The former Uruguayan Foreign Minister Luís Almagro will become the new Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), a body that has lost ground to new political structures such as UNASUR. 

The Presidents of Honduras and Guatemala signed a Customs Union on February 26, which will go into effect in less than a year, to boost the foreign trade of both countries. 

Colombia’s Foreign Minister, María Ángela Holguin, said she will write a formal letter of rejection to her Panamanian counterpart over a congresswoman who referred to Colombians in Panamanian prisons as “scum.”

The former Prime Minister of Spain visited Bolivia and asked that Bolivia and Chile resolve their differences “as neighboring countries” through dialogue. 

Relations between Ecuador and Peru are better than ever, according to Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa, but tensions with Colombia are increasing, as trade between Ipiales and Tulcán has fallen by 90%. 

About 95% of the positions in the new phase of the “More Doctors” program ended up being filled by Brazilian professionals, according to Ministry of Health data. 

Bolivia will take its demand for sea access against Chile to the United Nations yet again, as tensions between the two nations mount. 

Jailed Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López should be set free say politicians and pundits, but Venezuela denies former presidents of the region a visit to the political prisoner; critics say that the democrats of the region have let the people of Venezuela down.