Social and political organizations protested against the government of President Horacio Cartes with a massive march through the downtown of Asunción. 

The government expects to raise $100 million dollars a year with measures affecting the tax code. 

Brazil’s inflation imperils President Rousseff’s reelection bid; São Paulo will be the main battleground in the election, while rejection of the president grows in large urban centers; and the water crisis could be a wild card.

The Conservative Party presented a bill to eliminate the new system of presidential reelection, while Senators Álvaro Uribe and Ivan Cepeda made their personal animosity clear enough, even for anyone who was not paying attention. 

Politicos and analysts spoke of the need for unity on the left, and critics kept up the ongoing struggle against energy reform. 

In his fourth year of the presidency, Humala has one last chance to impress Peruvians.  

The Table of Democratic Unity (MUD) confessed that the alliance must be better connected todifferent sectors of the country.   

Proponents of Telecom Reform say it will yield results, including inspiration in the public interest, accountability, pursuit of truth, permanent justice, and human rights compliance; three new parties have made it into regional assemblies; and the PDR pointed to the growing reach of foreign companies over land use.  

Presidential hopefuls are not clear on how they will pay for their proposals, even as they face a more challenging electorate, in an increasingly competitive democracy, and in a more difficult economy.

Five contenders and their running mates geared up for their campaigns as the season begins.