Issue Mar 12-18 2025: The Peruvian Legislative Assembly has approved a law requiring NGOs operating within the South American nation to obtain authorization from the Peruvian Agency of International Cooperation (APCI), which functions at the behest of the government, before pursuing their activities.

Issue Mar 12-18 2025: On Sunday, March 16th, former president Jair Bolsonaro led a demonstration in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, advocating for the amnesty of those convicted for the January 8, 2023 attack on Brazil’s democratic institutions.

Issue Mar 12-18 2025: Common components of contemporary politics are charisma and personalistic leadership; however, both can become unstable.

Issue Mar 12-18 2025: The young founder of the National Libertarian Party has been called the “Boric of the right” as he makes his bid for the Chilean elections later this year.

Issue Mar 12-18 2025: On the heels of the failure to pass his labor reform during the Seventh Senate Commission, Colombian President Gustavo Petro called upon his supporters to take to the streets in protest, a participatory call to action explicitly permitted in Colombia’s 1991 constitution.

Issue Mar 05-11 2025: A concerted effort is underway for Brazil’s far right to dominate the Senate in 2026.

Issue Mar 05-11 2025: A nonsense trial has begun against the constitutional president of Peru, Pedro Castillo, and his vice president has taken over his position, against the popular vote.

Issue Mar 05-11 2025: The upcoming elections in Buenos Aires on May 18 are crucial for the Mileista government, as they could significantly influence the political landscape and the economy of Argentina.

Issue Mar 05-11 2025: Last week’s elections in Honduras were marked by voter discontent due to irregularities in the way that election materials were submitted to several voting centers, much of which arrived over 12 hours late.

Issue Mar 05-11 2025: As measures are being taken by government sympathizers in the tropical region of Bolivia to prevent the capture of that nation’s ex-president, Evo Morales, by authorities, an official with the Comunidad Ciudadana political coalition, Toribia Lero, has lambasted officials and human rights groups for ignoring abuses committed by unions in that