The failure of the Brazilian Worker’s Party to stamp out corruption in Brazil has led to that party’s downfall and the current political crisis besieging the South American nation.

The political party Propuesta Republicana (PRO) has expressed its displeasure with an anti-firing law.  They see the law as a loss to business owners in that they would not be able to lay off an employee for 90 days.  Proponents of the law believe that one’s job is a right guaranteed and supported by the

Chile Vamos, a coalition of center-right political parties, has decided to withdraw from constitutional reform negotiations now in progress in Chile.

Venezuela is a country in the midst of a very serious economic and social crisis, but it is also an “oil state,” where it will be very difficult to change the political regime. 

As it deals with the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff, the largest leftist party in the region should rethink its agenda and seek new alliances and leadership. 

The multi-party political arrangement seems to be breaking down.

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