The Brazilian public opinion company, Ipec, has released the results of a survey that puts ex-president Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva as the likely frontrunner in the upcoming Brazilian presidential election.

During his first four years in office, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has allotted 544 billion pesos to the Armed Forces.

President Petro restored diplomatic relations with Nicaragua.

–Written by Isabella Márquez—On August 28, 2022, the first of several Brazilian presidential debates was held. These televised events are effective for politicians and have been crucial for Brazilians across the country to make educated decisions on their votes since the 1980s. Many citizens cannot travel to attend rallies, so these debates are the only

The founder of the leftist Partido de la Revolución Democrática (PRD) and former presidential candidate said he “does not see” any serious proposals from the current political parties (including presumably that of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador) to address the problems that afflict the country.

Land distribution and disputed titles have been two constants in the Colombian political agenda for more than a century.

César Hildebrandt, a Peruvian journalist, criticized Pedro Castillo, the President of Peru, for the changes of command registered in the Policía Nacional del Perú (PNP, National Police of Peru).

While Venezuela’s political circumstances have offered fertile ground for investigation, the political inclinations of Venezuelans themselves have received less than their fair share of attention.

Brazilian police raided the homes of several businessmen accused of discussing a coup plot to back former President Jair Bolsonaro.

The prosecutors asked for 12 years in prison and a lifetime ban for the Argentinian vice president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK), even though there is not enough evidence to support their argument and even lapses in “evidence” obtained from other cases.