–Written by Daniel Burgess— In anticipation of the upcoming November presidential election in Nicaragua, 32 political opposition figures and potential presidential candidates have been arrested by the country’s government forces for charges of “inciting hate and violence” in the country. These arrests, which began in late May, continued throughout the summer and represent an attempt

Many Latin American countries have faced challenges to the consolidation or upkeep of democracy in recent years, which has led observers to worry about potential backsliding into less free conditions.

Nicolás Maduro and Diosdado Cabello have put on an amicable front that has avoided revealing what the most recent internal elections have shown—indiscipline, cheating, and monopolization.

Rural teacher Pedro Castillo has been in office for less than two weeks, yet Peru’s right wing is already trying to remove him from the presidency.

Former President of Argentina Mauricio Macri returned to his country after a 43-day stay in Europe to join his political party, Juntos por el Cambio (Together for Change), in its opposition campaign.

After the Colombian government refused to recognize social protest as a valid form of citizen discontent, the National Unemployment Committee and the opposition proposed ten bills in congress.

–Researched and Written by Gabriella Clingman— Under President Nayib Bukele, El Salvador will become the first country in the world to recognize Bitcoin as a legal currency, alongside the U.S. dollar. The Bitcoin Law, which was passed in June and will go into effect in September, requires every business to accept Bitcoin and offers every

–Researched and Written by Isabella Márquez— After ten days of persistent hiccups, Jair Bolsonaro, the President of Brazil, was admitted to a military hospital in Brasília on July 14, 2021. However, it was later revealed that the hiccups were prompted by a far more serious and dangerous condition: an intestinal obstruction due to a stabbing

–Researched and Written by Marisol Carty— Facing political crises, overwhelming COVID casualties, and economic difficulties, Peru is desperately looking for a revitalization. An opportunity came in the form of a presidential election offering starkly different options: the Fuerza Popular party’s Keiko Fujimori, daughter of controversial Peruvian ex-president Alberto Fujimori, and Perú Libre’s Pedro Castillo, a

Brazilian military officials claim there is zero possibility that their institution is involved with electoral fraud, yet a journalist released information that proved many officers are convinced of the existence of a secret plan to bring Lula into the presidency.