President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice-President Rosario Murillo, have held power in Nicaragua for eleven years and show no sign of giving it up without a fight.

–Researched and written by Jordana Suriel— On April 18, protests erupted in Nicaragua as a result of President Daniel Ortega’s announcement that pensions would be cut and taxes increased in an attempt to improve the country’s Social Security Institute. As a consequence of the protests, the Nicaraguan national police and paramilitary have killed between 270

–Researched and written by Michelle Mendia— As Brazil’s presidential election nears for this coming October, all candidates are busily campaigning.

–Researched and written by Rachel Rosenberg— Former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa is implicated for involvement in political rival Fernando Balda’s 2012 kidnapping.

–Researched and written by Daniel Greenberg– A series of audio recordings has surfaced, the result of a phone-tapping operation intent on dismantling a criminal gang.

The path for Latin America has been riddled with social discontent and crisis in the second decade of the 21st century, and prospects seem grim for many nations on the road ahead to 2020.

Until recently, Nicaragua seemed like a paradise of citizen security and political stability.

ARENA party condemns corruption as Carlos Calleja’s presidential candidacy is announced.

Rising inflation due to the exchange crisis could change politics.

The triumph of Iván Duque against Gustavo Petro in the Colombian presidential elections on June 17, 2018, have significant implications for the country’s political dynamics and peace process.