Lacking strong leadership from its president, Óscar Chinchilla, congress in Guatemala has neglected to pass any significant and necessary reforms.

Polls show that former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva leads in simulated first rounds of Brazil’s presidential election with 30.5%.

In Colombia, a resurgence of the Progresista political party is underway as former mayor of Bogotá Gustavo Petro begins his campaign for the 2018 presidential elections of Colombia.

One of Cuba’s most outspoken dissident organizations, Ladies in White, faced a significant government crackdown this February.

Thirty-five years after the start of his career, investigating drug trafficking crimes in Pucallpa, Peru, the well-known lawyer opened up about the massacre of Barrios Altos and the Cantuta, his work on the trial of ex-president Alberto Fujimori, and the ongoing Odebrecht scandal.

The rightwing opposition coalition in El Salvador is currently experiencing a crisis over how to deal with lawmakers who do not vote according to the party line in Congress.

Promises of reform will be fulfilled with the restructuring of the Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD).

Like many Central American countries battling corruption, Guatemala has found little to no viable solutions to their struggles, even with new individuals in positions of government, congress or the courts.

Presidential candidates in Ecuador geared up for their last weekend of campaigning with a variety of activities.

In a march organized to coincide with the Day of Youth, Venezuelan students commemorated the 2014 deaths of protestors and demanded change from the government.