The process of migratory regularization began with the Crisol de Razas, or Melting Pot, program.

“No objection” from attorneys in the irregular sale of indigenous lands.

Recent research conducted by Brazil’s Instituto Brasileiro de Opinião Pública e Estatística (Ibope) and Brazilian universities analyzed voter approval ratings as harbingers of future political turmoil and protest in Brazil.

Keiko Fujimori and Pedro Pablo Kuczynski debate decentralization and Fujimori’s work attendance record.

The appointment of Clara López to head Colombia’s Ministry of Labor has shaken the Polo Democrático Alterno (PDA) party to its core, causing a myriad of problems from which it has yet to recover.

Lorena Peña, president of El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly, has claimed that the right-wing ARENA party “wants to bankrupt the country in order to break the FMLN.” Peña claims that ARENA has “blocked” votes by a super majority, which require 56 out of the 84 votes possible.

Diplomat, author, and essayist Samuel Pinheiro Guimarães weighed in on the current state of Brazilian politics.   

Brazil finds itself in the middle of a wave of conservatism that threatens to undo the gains of the social pact made by Brazil’s 1988 Constitution. Left leaning organizations have created a number of diverse movements to balance right wing extremism.

Protests are increasing throughout Chile as President Michelle Bachelet faces questions about her capacity to deliver election promises of reform, especially concerning education.

The Christian Democratic politician Soledad Alvear has called for voting to be made obligatory in Chile once again.