–Written by Aaron Freeman– Uribe has become the first ex-president in Colombia to face a criminal investigation before the Supreme Court of Justice of the country.

Frente de Todos candidate Alberto Fernández says that current president Mauricio Macri is leaving the country in a very similar economic situation to the one following the economic crisis of 2001.

Cuba’s Miguel Díaz-Canel has been reappointed as president by the National Assembly, a decision seemingly unsurprising for many Cuban citizens.

President Ortega and his wife, Vice President Murillo, have an established form of recognizing and rewarding loyal guerilla commanders, while ignoring those who don’t show allegiance to the couple.

The resignation of Eduardo Medina Mora as Minister of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) unleashed a political storm in which the senate alleged possible meddling in the judiciary and pacts of immunity.

In the most recent episode of Brazil’s Vaza Jato (Jet Leaks), published on the morning of October 14, it has been revealed that the prosecutors of Lava Jato (Operation Car Wash) decided to denounce ex-president Lula.

In the center of La Paz, Bolivia’s capital, thousands gathered to protest President Evo Morales, who they claim is unconstitutional and aids politicians who commit treason against the nation of Bolivia and their resources.

The head of Frente Amplio, Javier Miranda, said he “worries that [Luis Alberto] Lacalle Pou is proposing an alliance with the extreme right,” with the sole purpose of coming to power in a coalition of “undesirables,” and questioned the candidate for not letting his advisors speak.

–Written by Samantha Lee— After years of tension over a declining economy, Ecuadorian president Lenín Moreno announced a deal with the International Monetary Fund that will result in the elimination of gasoline subsidies, reduction of public spending, and tax and labor reform.

Citizens from all around the country will head to La Paz on October 10, for an open cabildo (town hall meeting) to discuss democracy, their vote, and to reject the centralism that Evo Morales’ government has pushed in the nation.