Many journalists and politicians have applauded the government of Bolivia for repealing reforms that were in an effort to stop the spread of misinformation, especially during the times of COVID-19.

“May the rich pay for the crisis” is an old slogan. It was there, spray-painted on the walls around the world, during the 2008 international financial crisis.

President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador once again faces controversy after extending the State of Emergency without waiting for the Legislative Assembly to meet.

During the two months that Peru’s current congress has been installed, political parties such as the Unión por Perú (UPP), Somos Perú, Frente Amplio, and Podemos have presented five initiatives to more rigorously punish senior officials who commit acts of corruption during states of emergency, such as the current one in the face of the

Omar Serrano, the Vice Chancellor of Social Outreach of the Central American University of El Salvador (UCA), recently resigned from an emergency committee meant to oversee an extraordinary budget to manage the COVID-19 crisis.

President Jair Bolsonaro faces a “perfect storm.” Not only is he under fire for his response to the coronavirus pandemic, he is now under investigation by the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil after being accused by his ex-Minister of Justice, Sergio Moro, of interfering in police investigations.

Same-sex marriage has been legal in Costa Rica since August 2018.

As a result of the COVID-19 situation, Peru has issued 27 regulations that affect public contracts. Despite this, acquisitions can still be made through public contracts.

In a recent interview conducted by Claudia Álamo, Chilean scientist Ricardo Baeza-Yates expressed concern over the Chilean government’s response to COVID-19.

Democracy must be permanently defended, stated the President of the Supreme Federal Court, Dias Toffoli in an interview.