2019 saw a variety of crises in the realm of politics across many Latin American countries and during the elections of 2020, more of the effects of these institutional changes will be seen.

Marilza Barbosa is a Brazilian human rights activist who lives and works in one of the poorest neighborhoods in Rio de Janeiro called Morro do Sossego.

An analysis was conducted on the incomes of the Peruvian Congressional candidates.

Through political advertisements featuring young people and popular music, Dominican political parties try to attract people from 18-30 years old based on studies that say that voters in that age group could swing the 2020 elections on the island.

The leader of Plataforma (OPP), Álvaro García, gave a radio interview in which he detailed the current and future changes to the coalition, his support for Daniel Martínez in Montevideo’s municipal government, and the state of affairs for the Uruguayan left in the aftermath of its first national electoral defeat in 15 years.

Recent studies have found that new political parties have not found success in Costa Rican elections.

The Special Secretary of Brazilian Culture, Roberto Alvim, appointed by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, quoted the Nazi Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels in a recent speech to the public.

In the new setting of peacetime politics in Colombia, fresh, pro-peace powers are gaining influence, while the old, adversarial powers are being left behind.

As of 2018, at least 110 students from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua (UNAN) have been expelled by the university as a result of their protests in opposition of President Daniel Ortega.

The Ecuadorian government and the Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas (Conaie) are both working in remote communities to establish better relations with constituents and citizens of the country.