Its preferred electoral timeline for vote means that the referendum to oust Maduro is unlikely to take place this year. 

A major Brazilian news media outlet alleges that politicians accused of Petrobras corruption are discussing protective legislation. 

The largest support base for President Dilma Rousseff’s return is concentrated in the Northeast.

In an interview the ex-vice president and then former political opposition to President Ortega in Nicaragua signaled his concern for the direction of the country.

Both campaigns in the peace referendum over the future of the war with the FARC in Colombia are ready and raring to go.

Revolución Democrática have presented their candidates for the October municipal elections with the slogan ‘Let’s change history.’

–Researched and written by Facundo Daniel Méndez Dark clouds gather over former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. Argentine President Mauricio Macri remarked that “the worst is over” and that “we eluded the ultimate crisis, which has been an Argentina-like Venezuela.” He further assured that inflation will be under 20% next year and that his involvement

–Researched and written by  E. Owen Kennedy, Jr. Shortages of food, medicine, and consumer staples continue to affect negotiations between the government of President Nicolás Maduro and the opposition controlled legislature, while the president calls on the military to help fight an “economic war.” 

–Researched and written by Princess G. Manasseh After 45 days of the longest, costliest strike in Colombia’s history, truck drivers and government officials have at last come to an agreement that takes cargo carriers back to work. In addition to causing major disruption in the distribution of food across the country, the strike often escalated

The new Prime Minister of Peru, Hernando Zavala, faces three main challenges in his negotiations with Keiko Fujimori’s party, who currently hold an absolute majority in Congress.