Brazil’s former president and current presidential candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was sentenced to 12 years in prison on corruption charges, a development that will have serious consequences for this year’s presidential elections given his large lead in the polls.

Candidates for seats in the Senate and House of Representatives for Colombia have signed a list of ten rules, a “List of Decency,” that will be followed if they are elected to office.

In the middle of a turbulent election cycle in Latin America, former Latin American and Spanish presidents have released a declaration concerning the importance of maintaining democracy through the upcoming elections.

It appears that the citizens of Bolivia are not content with many of the candidates on offer for the 2019 Presidential election.

Reports from 2017 document over 200,000 Guatemalan Quetzales spent on luxurious, non-essential purchases by the Secretaría de Asuntos Administrativos y de Seguridad de la Presidencia de la República (Secretary of Administrative Affairs and Security of the President of the Republic, SAAS) for the President of Guatemala, Jimmy Morales.

It appears that there is little chance for fair competition in the upcoming Venezuelan presidential elections.

With only six days left until the elections for Popular Consultation and Referendum in Ecuador, citizens shared what they know about the seven questions that will be addressed.

What does populism even mean? The Italian philosopher Bifo Berardi says that it is “a fraud, since it explains absolutely nothing.”

Despite claims to the contrary, the candidates for this year’s presidential elections in Mexico are no different than the usual cronies, prompting widespread discontentment.

President Tabaré Vázquez proclaimed new protective laws for three different sectors, but some of the minor associations and small businesses have been less than cooperative.