Issue Jan 01-09 2024: President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador uses X, formerly known as Twitter, to spread his messages and become an internet phenomenon.

Issue Jan 01-09 2024: Post-pandemic Latin American governments have tended to be marked by their ambition, with Gustavo Petro’s Colombia being no exception.

Issue Jan 01-09 2024: Javier Milei’s proposed ‘Omnibus Bill’ is seeing fierce debate in the Argentinian Congress, despite the president’s insistence that “we won’t negotiate anything; we’re only accepting suggestions to make it better.”

Issue Jan 01-09 2024: As cases of nepotism in congressional families of Paraguay come to light, citizens’ resentment grows while those in office deny the issue of the “nepobabies,” children of high-profile individuals who benefit personally and professionally from their parents’ position.

Issue Jan 01-09 2024: For Venezuela, 2023 can be characterized by another complicated and contradictory year: President Nicolás Maduro displayed goodwill in times of weakness but firmness when challenged by his opposition, the longstanding territorial dispute over the Essequibo region escalated into a crisis, and most Venezuelans continue to face growing difficulties in their day-to-day

Issue Jan 01-09 2024: More than ten years after his final term ended as president, Leonel Fernández reflected on the different periods of democracy and development in the Dominican Republic.

–Researched and written by Isabella Solano— Issue Dec 01-31 2023: Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego, the current president of Colombia, has experienced a notable increase in his disapproval rating. This rise can be attributed to shared sentiments regarding his administration among the Colombian population: unfulfilled promises, failure to deliver changes, polarizing policies, controversial positions on international

Issue Dec 01-31 2023: Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has consistently aimed to eliminate autonomous agencies throughout his six-year term, citing cost concerns.

Issue Dec 01-31 2023: On December 14, the Constitutional Court (CC) of Guatemala ruled in favor of the alternation of power and preservation of the democratic order, ordering that the winning party of the presidential elections, Movimiento Semilla, take office immediately.

Issue Dec 01-31 2023: Defying the histrionic doomsaying of Bolsonarists who would rather see Brazil fail than Lula succeed, the current administration has presided over a year of progress reflected in positive social and economic indicators.