Current prison conditions of the former Brazilian President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, do not follow regular procedures and negatively impact Federal Police work besides implying extra costs and risks to Lula’s personal safety.

Sandra Torres was accused by the ICAI of undeclared electoral financing and corruption.

On Monday, January 28th, dozens of invitations were sent to various heads of state, leaders of right-wing political movements, and centers of study for the first “Forum for Democracy, Santiago 2019.”

On January 18, 2019, Bolivia swore in Adriana Salvatierra, its youngest female in history to be president of the Senate.

In Mexico, a bill that would create a National Guard for the country is being debated in congress.

The chess player from Las Tunas, Lázaro Bruzón, stirred up some controversy on his Facebook account with several criticisms of Cuba’s new Constitution.

After meeting with President Martín Vizcarra, the Peruvian High Level Commission for Political Reform announced that it will hand in their proposals to improve the country’s political system on March 4, 2019. 

Former Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto can still be prosecuted for bribery.

President-elect Nayib Bukele has won El Salvador’s presidential election, receiving more votes than all other candidates combined.

Argentina’s government, like many in South America, has a weakly institutionalized presidential democracy.