Issue Jun 17-30 2026: “The democracies of our region face increasing pressures, but we must recognize a fundamental truth: democracy cannot be limited to the periodic holding of elections. It must be felt in the daily lives of our citizens,” he noted.

Issue Jun 17-30 2026: The Nain-Retamal Law was contested from the outset. This was understandably so because the political context, and also the consensus, regarding the use of state force had changed radically in recent years.

Issue Jun 17-30 2026: As Roberto Sánchez falls further behind in Peru’s presidential election, he has threatened to file a legal challenge seeking to invalidate all overseas ballots cast in the 2026 election.

Issue Jun 17-30 2026: As Brazil’s 2026 presidential election draws closer, a new Datafolho poll suggests that the country remains deeply divided, with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro emerging as the two dominant political figures.

Issue Jun 17-30 2026: Opposition leader María Corina Machado was left out of a political scenario during the redesigning of the Venezuelan political and electoral system.

Issue Jun 10-16 2026: A special Senate committee has been convened in Paraguay to analyze the issuance, commercialization, and use of higher education diplomas and degrees in the country. The committee, formed in the wake of a scandal involving the issuance of allegedly false degrees at the South American University in Asunción, will initiate a

Issue Jun 10-16 2026: Popular Force candidate Keiko Fujimori has widened her lead over Juntos por el Perú leader Roberto Sánchez in Peru’s presidential electoral run, garnering 50.113% of the vote totals according to the latest National Office of Electoral Process (ONPE) count. Fujimori’s share of these totals now exceeds Sánchez’s by 41,565 votes.

Issue Jun 10-16 2026: The National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) has significantly expanded its presence within Mexico’s political landscape.

Issue Jun 10-16 2026: In Colombia, polarization often marks the elections. Regardless of the outcome of the next vote, the government of Colombia will face many challenges.

Issue Jun 10-16 2026: The day after the government submitted amendments to the Universal Daycare bill, leaders from the Central Unitaria de Trabajadores (CUT) stated their position on the proposal. The federation welcomed certain advances but simultaneously expressed reservations regarding how the benefit would be funded.