Issue Mar 19-25 2025: Brazil’s left-wing parties are preparing for a tough battle in the 2026 Senate elections to prevent the far right from gaining control over key powers, such as impeaching Supreme Court justices.

Issue Mar 19-25 2025: In Colombia, Petro’s self-proclaimed government of change has promised a revolution for democratic principles through a legal framework.

Issue Mar 19-25 2025: President Dina Boluarte has amassed over seven criminal investigations during the two years of her presidency, and three other complaints regarding situations that occurred before her presidency.

Issue Mar 19-25 2025: Given the current political dynamics in Chile, that country’s left has no choice but to form a coalition around a moderate left-wing middle if it hopes to achieve positive election results in the near future.

Issue Mar 19-25 2025: Thousands of protesters marched through central Asunción under a light rain, gathering at Plaza de Armas in front of Paraguay’s National Congress to voice numerous demands and grievances against President Santiago Peña’s government.

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.