According to various specialists, if the very controversial Decree 949/20 is not repealed, it will signal a de facto renunciation of Argentina’s historical sovereignty over the Paraná River and the Argentine Sea.

A virtual meeting brought together Argentina’s President Alberto Fernández and several former presidents including Dilma Rousseff and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil, Ecuador’s Rafael Correa, and Colombian Ernesto Samper, among others.

Nicaraguans who fled the government of Daniel Ortega and request asylum in Costa Rica on Thursday called on the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for support to receive medical care and obtain employment during their exile.

There are rumors of alleged negotiation between Paraguay and an oil and natural gas company, PDVSA (Petróleos de Venezuela SA). Many officials demand clarification as to what actually occurred.

As the drug and mafia presence on the Ecuador-Colombia border intensifies, Ecuador’s Public Forces put more energy and resources into the prevention of illegal trafficking.

Government officials from Mexico, the United States, Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador have claimed that migrants are often encouraged by coyotes or “organizers” who take advantage of migrants for their own self interests.

Cuba planned to interfere in Colombian affairs in an attempt to destabilize the country and impact the 2022 Colombian elections.

The Colombian government announced the closure of the border with Venezuela and other countries from January 16 to March 1 in the face of the new wave of COVID-19 infections.

Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei has confirmed increased cooperation and communication with the Mexican government to “address massive flows of irregular migration.”

Mexico is last on the list of eleven countries in Latin America in terms of completion of international recommendations against money laundering.