Germán Vargas Lleras has announced his candidacy for the Colombian presidency to much media attention.

The majority of Latin Americans believe that democracy is the best system of government, but show dissatisfaction with the management of their own governments, according to the results of Latinbarómetra 2017.

The Marcha Verde (Green March) protests fight corruption and impunity within the government of the Dominican Republic.

The Honorable Sergio Moro convicted lobbyists of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) of being involved in corruption and money laundering schemes.

The results of the elections for governors surprised many, though this victory was a consequence of widespread electoral manipulation, so much so that in Venezuela, winning votes has no importance.

“Is the president of Congress a democrat or spokesman for the authoritarian obscurantism of the nineties?”

Former constituents of the Movement for Socialism (MAS) political party in Bolivia issued a statement of support on Monday for the legal appeal filed with the Plurinational Constitutional Court (TCP) to validate the indefinite re-postulation of elected authorities and the consequent re-nomination of President Evo Morales in the 2019 elections.

Peru’s Prosecutor’s Office questioned former presidential candidate and leader of the Fuerza Popular (FP), Keiko Fujimori, concerning the alleged donation she received from Brazilian construction firm, Odebrecht, during the 2011 election campaign.

Nayib Bukele and Johnny Wright have declared their intentions to seek the presidency of El Salvador and new deputies in the Assembly in the 2019 and 2021 elections, respectively.

Three activists were released from prison in Cuba on October 18.