Political names can continue to resonate. Sixteen years after Alberto Fujimori resigned the presidency in Peru amid accusations of electoral manipulation and corruption, his daughter Keiko Fujimori is locked in a tight presidential runoff race. 

Gilmar Mauro explains how the divisions in Brazilian society these days are telling, and points to the “pedagogical” aspects of the impeachment process.    

Although the State funeral of President Patricio Aylwin helped to improve her image, the President has not been able to reach the approval ratings she had at the beginning of 2015. 

The model that determines the election of authorities in the judicial system could change radically this year, if constitutional reforms are approved that propose the formation of State agencies, i.e., the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) and the Public Ministry.  Changing the Magna Carta represents one of the major challenges for 2016, with

Results have been “insignificant,” but, “there are concrete and feasible changes” that will help “achieve the goals set up from the beginning.” 

In Jujuy province, the circle is closed.

The ex-president of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva warned that the country will “resist impeachment coups” against his successor Dilma Rousseff.

The economist attained 41.1% of the potential vote, as opposed to 40.4% for Fujimori.

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In the buildup to the vote on the impeachment against President Dilma Rousseff, it became clear that another effort was in the works to “’amnesty” her arch nemesis and the architect of impeachment, President of the Chamber of Deputies Eduardo Cunha of the PMDB party.