FMLN, the political party that has ruled El Salvador since June 2009, has been filmed meeting with leaders from the gangs Mara Salvatrucha (MS13) and Barrio 18.

The faculty at Universidad de la Habana ended their contract with Juan Antonio Fernández Estrada, telling him that “It’s not that you write for OnCuba, but what you write.”

Media in Brazil has played a tremendous role in cultivating and disseminating ideas to the public.

While the provincial elections in Venezuela were scheduled for the end of 2016, they have been delayed until 2017.

An exhibition of a painting of former President José Mujica and Senator Lucía Topolansky, both nude, has caused considerable controversy.

Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE) said on October 18th, 2016, that elections for Venezuela’s state governorships would be held in 2017, instead of the end of 2016.

Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela and Security Secretary Rolando “Picuiro” López have been accused of restricting the freedom of the press.

A new political alliance has been forged at the forefront of Ecuador’s presidential race. The Democratic Center, headed by Jimmy Jairala, and the Democratic Left, represented by the candidacy of Paco Moncayo, have reached an agreement to work together to create a stronger political campaign.

Renan Calheiros, President of the Federal Senate, has recently come out in opposition of the arresting of other political officers, believing that these actions should be authorized by the Supreme Court before being carried out.

Renan Calheiros, President of the Federal Senate, criticized the “fascist methods” undertaken by the Federal Police and Alexandre Moraes, the current Minister of Justice.