The possibility of remote sessions in government has sparked much debate between political parties in Colombia due to the legal, technical and political obstacles involved.

In Chile, congress approved a date change for the referendum due to the emergence of the coronavirus.

Former Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo was recently released from a US prison on bail, and instead, is facing house arrest while fighting extradition charges.

The latest of Piñera’s statements to erupt in controversy with the opposition compared the monthly cost of renting a space for a temporary hospital to the “monthly cost of a parliamentarian.”

At the time of this article’s publication, two people had tested positive for the coronavirus in Nicaragua, and an untold number had been placed under watch.

As of March 22, the Tribunal Supremo Electoral (TSE) of Bolivia announced the suspension of the “electoral calendar” for two weeks due to Covid-19.

A new survey in Brazil found that people still have doubts about correct information regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.

In a letter addressed to the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and the director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, the Coalición Nacional de Nicaragua (Nicaragua National Coalition) asked that the two directors use their positions to call for the Daniel Ortega government

Indigenous groups in Ecuador have asked the government to create an emergency fund to help with the “economic shocks coronavirus has caused and its impact on food markets in the cities.”

In a recent meeting, the presidents of the four political parties forming the coalition Chile Vamos discussed the possibility of rescheduling their upcoming plebiscite.