Issue Jan 25-31 2023:  On January 19, nine more protesters were sentenced by the Chamber for Crimes against State Security of the Havana Provincial Court for up to 15 years in prison on charges of sedition in the July 11, 2021 protests.

Issue Jan 18-24 2023:–Written by Rafaella Pavarini de Souza—Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s government announced on Monday, 23, the dismissal of military personnel — including high-ranking — linked to the Presidential, Vice-presidential, and Institutional Security offices.

Issue Jan 18-24 2023: United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed support for Peru’s new president, Dina Boluarte, following former President Pedro Castillo’s tumultuous exit.

Issue Jan 18-24 2023: Former President Lagos was interviewed about the nature of the new wave of left-leaning governments in Latin America.

Issue Jan 18-24 2023: The current Chilean political system has been confronted with difficult processes made more challenging by the trouble with “building social majorities.”

Issue Jan 11-17 2023: “Las Venas Abiertas de América Latina,” by Eduardo Galeano, published half a century ago, explained how the region’s dependency and exploitation generated poverty and inequality.

Issue Jan 11-17 2023: In the municipalities of San José de Cusmapa, San Lucas, Totogalpa, and Telpaneca, Indigenous communities have gone four years without the ability to elect their own local authorities.

Issue Jan 11-17 2023: The Costa Rican Prosecutor’s Office opened an investigation against Health Minister Joselyn Chacón for allegedly embezzling funds in order to pay for a campaign to discredit journalists on social media networks.

Issue Jan 11-17 2023: Federal social programs had an effect on the voting behavior of those with high school education and lower income levels in Mexico’s 2021 midterm elections.

Issue Jan 11-17 2023: Ex-senator and current secretary general of the Socialist Party of Chile (PS), Camilo Escalona, has stated that it will be “essential” to unite the forces of the left and center-left to “progress in changes that the country needs,” as they face a new electoral process for the constitutional council.