Issue Aug 09-15 2023: Organized crime runs amok across the Amazonian tri-border between Colombia, Brazil, and Peru, with gangs clashing for territorial dominance in a region valuable for both its illicit trade routes and illegally harvested natural resources.

Issue Aug 09-15 2023: Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a decree on August 4, 2023, to resume electrical interconnection between Brazil and Venezuela and energy exchanges with Argentina and Uruguay.

Issue Aug 09-15 2023: Investigations on the assassination of Ecuadorian candidate Fernando Villavicencio have resulted in the arrest of six Colombian suspects, who are likely connected to organized crime.

Issue Aug 01-08 2023: Nicaraguan migrants will receive free medical care during the 17th health day of the SOS Nicaragua Human Rights program.

Issue Aug 01-08 2023: In a bilateral meeting, Peruvian head of state Dina Boluarte Zegarra and Brazil’s Lula da Silva discussed a variety of topics such as the Amazon, climate change, environmentalism, and Indigenous communities.

Issue Aug 01-08 2023: The recognition of the right of women to a violence-free life in the legal aspect has been unfulfilled and unjustifiable on both national and international levels in many regions.

Issue Jul 01-31 2023: The Inclusive, Sustainable, and Equitable Global Taxation Summit began on August 3rd in Cartagena, Colombia.

Issue Jul 01-31 2023: Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced his presidential tour of South America with stops in Chile, Argentina, and Colombia.

Issue Jul 01-31 2023: The Comisión Ejecutiva Portuaria Autónoma (CEPA) has assured that the boat that will connect La Unión port with the Caldera port in Costa Rica has already been purchased and is on its way to El Salvador.

Issue Jun 21-30 2023: After extensive statistical research about the evolution of trade between the four member countries from the creation of Mercosur to now (1990-2022), many conclusions can be made regarding the relations between Mercosur and Argentina.