Issue Sep 16-22 2026: The current “Olivosgate” scandal in Argentina, which involves allegations of corruption, nepotism, and embezzlement within President Javier Milei’s inner circle, seems almost to be a cartoon version of the state that he has put forward.

Issue Sep 16-22 2026: Colombia’s conservative Democratic Center party has forwarded legislation that aims to redefine procedural guarantees for members of the Public Force, which includes both the military and national police, sanctioned by the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP).

Issue Sep 16-22 2026: According to the Global State of Democracy Index 2026, Panama currently ranks at the mid-tier level. The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) has warned that among the key challenges facing the Central American nation are strengthening legal certainty and applying laws in an impartial manner.

Issue Sep 16-22 2026: For forty days, Father Mario de la Cruz Campusano is leading a group of believers at the entrance of the Legislative Branch in prayer for Dominicans to understand the importance of defending life born at conception until death.

Issue Sep 16-22 2026: The Justice is working to sow chaos in the elections and shield Flávio Bolsonaro, while the mainstream media’s “both-sidesism” normalizes the attack on democracy.

Mexico’s Morena party has filed a complaint with the country’s National Electoral Institute over the dissemination of “La Casa de los Mañosos,” a AI-generated parody of a popular reality show called “La Casa de los Famosos.”

Issue Sep 09-15 2026: Lawyers for former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner said they have added a new element to the petition they are pursuing before the UN Human Rights Committee, seeking to overturn her final conviction in the Vialidad case and, more immediately, to set aside the lifetime ban from public office that

Issue Sep 09-15 2026: The race in question is Brazil’s presidential election on October 4. The two front-runners are Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro. The polls are not in agreement: one has Lula ahead by 7.3 points, while another has him behind by 2. Both surveyed the same week.

Issue Sep 09-15 2026: The Night of Lanterns is one of Costa Rica’s most cherished cultural traditions, an event that features colorful handmade lanterns shaped like houses and oxcarts, national anthems and parades, and the carrying of the so-called “Freedom Torch” from the Nicaraguan border all the way to Cartago.

Issue Sep 09-15 2026: Abelardo de la Espriella’s political party has the Congressional majority, but the division between him and Álvaro Uribe could determine how far De la Espriella’s policies will go.