Guatemala denounced the Maduro government of Venezuela in favor of Juan Guaidó.

–Written by Samantha Lee— Mexican National Guard (GN), National Institute of Migration (INM), State Police and Riot Police all defended Mexico’s southern border with Guatemala at several points as the first caravan of 2020 and smaller groups of migrants approached the border in the early days of January. When migrants arrived, the authorities blocked passage

Ex-soldier Dardo Barrios was detained in Villa Florida, Paraguay, at the beginning of December 2019 by Interpol agents.

The Lima Stock Exchange is in the process of analyzing the effects of integration with the Chilean Stock Exchange and the Colombian Exchange.

The Ministry of Tourism in Uruguay has recorded large numbers of arrivals from Brazil and Argentina in the first ten days of January, showing a large increase in comparison to previous years.

The Organization of American States (OAS) passed an initiative which condemns the “use of force” by the Maduro regime in Venezuela, recognizes opposition leader Juan Guaidó as head of the Legislative power, and calls for new presidential elections in the country.

In an interview with a local newspaper, Colombian president Iván Duque spoke about the issue of foreign cartels cultivating and trafficking cocaine in the region.

With the intention to consolidate a free-trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union, President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro extended a respectful welcome to the President of Argentina, Alberto Fernández.

The recent parliamentary coup in Venezuela on January 5 has generated concerns among the leaders of Argentina, Mexico, and Uruguay.

The expulsion of three diplomats announced by Áñez was a reaction to a supposed attempt to remove a former minister of exiled ex-president Evo Morales from the Embassy of Mexico in Bolivia.