Issue May 08-14 2024: According to university professor, researcher and legal advisor Oscar Villanueva, Bolivia is ruled by a “jurocracy” in which the judicial system manipulates legal doctrines to favor the executive branch, to the detriment of the rule of law.

Issue May 08-14 2024: Claudio Fermín, presidential candidate and leader of the Solutions party, said that he would fight “the two extremes” of Venezuelan politics, meaning the government of Nicólas Maduro and the Plataforma Unitaria Democrática (PUD). He criticized the PUD, the opposition party, of getting foreign funds through NGOs and encouraging people not to

Issue Apr 24-May 07 2024: The mobilizations on April 21 against the Petro government brought together diverse social sectors including center and center-right groups alongside traditional leftist organizations.

Issue Apr 24-May 07 2024: ‘Moderate Bolsonarist’ is a contradiction of terms; those who naively believe that Bolsonarism can coexist with democracy would do well to observe its dalliances with extreme-right parties around the world, such as Eduardo Bolsonaro’s meeting with the leadership of Germany’s ‘neo-Nazi in everything but name’ party, Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Issue Apr 24-May 07 2024: Six judges are being implicated for corruption after helping hinder investigations against former Prosecutor Patricia Benavides, for helping push for the dismissal of charges against her sister Enma, and for favoring the lawyer, José Castillo Alva.

Issue Apr 24-May 07 2024: Throughout the first four months of his administration, President Javier Milei’s policies have displaced over three million people into poverty and reached a cumulative inflation of 66.2%, according to Universidad Di Tella.

Issue Apr 24-May 07 2024: Morales was deposed as leader of MAS after a party congress chose Grover García to chair the political movement.

–Researched and Written by Mikayla Kennedy— Issue Apr 17-23 2024: Alberto Fujimori, former president of Peru, has returned to the public discourse ever since his release from prison in December of 2023. Fujimori has a notorious reputation in Peru, as he committed multiple crimes while in office, including staging a self-coup and ordering the kidnapping

Issue Apr 17-23 2024: As Mexico’s criminal organizations expand their influence across the country, where they are largely free to murder rivals, undermine law enforcement, and seize property, their grip over local and regional governments continues to tighten.

Issue Apr 17-23 2024: Acknowledging the importance of reforming the political system, President Gabriel Boric emphasized the immediate need to address pension reform and the fiscal pact before prioritizing broader political changes.