–Researched and Written by Cynthia Torres— Issue Jul 01-31 2026: As Brazil’s 2026 presidential campaigns intensify, presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro has found himself at the center of a growing political controversy involving former banker Daniel Vorcaro.

–Researched and Written by Valeria Villa— Issue Jul 01-31 2026: The Chapare, a coca-growing region located in the department of Cochabamba, Bolivia, lies at the center of a longstanding debate over the boundaries between the traditional cultivation of coca leaves and the diversion of part of the production into drug trafficking networks. The region has

Issue Jul 01-31 2026: Internal divisions within the Frente Amplio are deepening over an initiative involving the Montevideo City Government, the Departmental Board, and the Ministry of the Environment in a process that has raised doubts among both the ruling coalition and the opposition.

Issue Jul 01-31 2026: In a new poll, 67% say the effort that society is making today will not pay off in the future, and 61% believe the government lacks the capacity to solve the problems.

Issue Jul 01-31 2026: Within the Centro Democrático party led by former President Álvaro Uribe, several figures claim that a faction supporting Abelardo de la Espriella seeks to wipe them off the political map. The conflict is set to play out prior to the inauguration, within Congress, and during the formation of the cabinet.

Issue Jul 01-31 2026: In Peru, the recent transfer of power did not bring with it any real change.