On March 1st, the Pachakutik (PK) party made their last legal effort to reach the second round of the Ecuadorian elections to be held on April 11th.

The president of the Venezuelan Penal Forum, Alfredo Romero, affirmed that more than 90% of the people who have been detained for political reasons – roughly 15,600 prisoners – have not had the right to trial.

The Evopoli deputy for the La Araucanía region pointed out that there is a shared responsibility of all the State actors in the conflict that is being experienced in the South Macrozone because of organized crime.

The gradual disappearance of Peronism from mainstream Argentinian political life prompted research into the mystery of the influential political party.

Antônio Figueiredo Basto, one of the lawyers for defendants in the Lava Jato, or Car Wash, scandal, is now facing corruption charges from Brazil’s Public Prosecutor’s Office.

In a country that has been hit hard by the pandemic and where democracy feels weak, Hondurans are placing the role of professional politicians under the microscope.

In early February, the Alianza Verde party in Medellín suspended councilor Daniel Duque, arguing that his opposition to mayor Daniel Quintero violated at least two articles of the statutes.

Mexico’s President, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, spoke against the media, lawyers, Auditoría Superior de la Federación (ASF), and other opponents in a conference that took place on his eleventh day back since contracting COVID-19.

The Workers’ Party and its top candidate, Lula da Silva, wait on the judiciary for insight on the 2022 election.

The results of the first round for the presidency in Ecuador were very close.