The era of chavismo in Venezuela seems to be coming to an end; at least, that seems to be the desire of the thousands of Venezuelans who took to the streets on the 12th of February, 2019, to protest Nicolás Maduro’s rule.

A group of business representatives belonging to the Nicaraguan “gran capital” met with President Daniel Ortega this past February 16 with the purpose of restoring the negotiations between the government and the opposition group Civic Alliance for Justice and Democracy.

Nayib Bukele’s campaign and victory have represented a turning point for several aspects of the election process.

Brazil’s Senate has approved the total prohibition of abortion, in line with the opinion of ultra-right president Jair Bolsonaro.

In an effort to mend party tensions, on February 5, 2019, President Iván Duque initiated a series of talks between the parties involved with his coalition and the independents.

–Researched and Written by Ava Braccia— Since his crushing victory in the Salvadoran presidential election on February 3, 2019, news outlets across Latin America have jumped to examine Nayib Bukele’s road to success, and speculate about the path his nation will now take. They have delighted in describing the millennial with nature metaphors, with good

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.