In 2019, Colombia saw widespread political discontent, resulting in a shift in power during recent elections, specifically at the mayoral level.

Laws against gender violence in Cuba will not be considered until 2028.

The Costa Rican government has sent a bill forward that will aid those living in extreme poverty by using the money it will save from luxury pensions.

On January 1, Claudia López became the first woman elected as mayor of Bogotá, Colombia.

After the passage of the Amnesty Law in Nicaragua, the Ortega-Murillo regime has been obligated to release political prisoners, but those ex-prisoners are facing constant harassment by police, finding little freedom in their release.

After Bolivia’s president Evo Morales resigned and went into exile, ultra-right politicians like Jorge Tuto Quiroga reappeared.

The upcoming 2020 presidential debate in Bolivia will compare ideas between candidates, strengthen voter confidence, and provide proposals for the wellbeing of the country.

On Monday, January 6, President Jair Bolsonaro stated that “journalists are an endangered race” in yet another attack against the press.

El Salvador’s Nationalist Republican Alliance (Arena) voted unanimously to approve President Nayib Bukele’s 2020 Budget proposal.

–Researched and written by Robert Avery— On November 10, 2019, Evo Morales, former president of Bolivia, resigned after weeks of protests in response to his recent election for a fourth term. Political opposition and dissidents called for his removal and resignation on the grounds of abuse of power and the manipulation of due political process.