According to the Asociación de Exportadores de Banano del Ecuador (AEBE) (Ecuadorian Association of Banana Exporters), Brazil had suspended the imports of Ecuadorian bananas due to sanitary issues created by black sigatoka back in 1997. 

In the anti-smuggling plan championed by Vice President Álvaro García Linera, the Bolivian Government has decided to install military posts equipped with state-of-the-art technology every five or ten kilometers along the border.

For many, Colombia is synonymous with coffee, and for good reason: Colombia ranks among the top three coffee exporters in the world. Even so, in the current coffee season, Colombia has emerged as a significant importer of coffee from Honduras.

Foreign policy proposals and international agendas have not historically played a major role in candidate platforms in Colombian presidential elections, but several candidates have addressed these unusual topics, and two in particular have opted to highlight them in this election cycle.

Paraguay announced plans for four additional bridges connecting with Brazil to increase regional integration and turn the nation into an international logistics hub.

Johana Gisselle Vega Arenas from the Ministry of Justice of Colombia helps the Honduran government to improve their justice system.

Argentina has offered Bolivia a higher gas price along with an increased volume of gas imports in the winter while asking the Bolivian government to send less gas in the summer.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) commented on the increasing emigration from Venezuela in Latin America and the response from neighboring countries.

The Dominican Republic and Brazil are strengthening their relations in fields such as defense, commerce, and travel.

Presidents Evo Morales of Bolivia and Martín Vizcarra of Peru met at the border to deepen the integration of energy, commerce, security, and environment between both countries.