Issue Jan 17-23 2024: The Brazilian political establishment is petrified by the supposed political power of the military, such that they let criminality and complicity go unanswered.

Issue Jan 17-23 2024: “The erosion of democratic culture” is nothing new or abrupt in Latin America; military presence has been on the rise for a long time.

Issue Jan 17-23 2024: While Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and his regime hold more than 100 prisoners of conscience, fear and silence prevail among the public.

Issue Jan 10-16 2024: On January 9, 2023, eighteen people were killed and five hundred were wounded in Juliaca, Peru, due to police repression.

Issue Jan 10-16 2024: The first seven days of 2024 saw a wave of violence sweep Mexico, with armed attacks in Guerrero, Guanajuato, and Sinaloa, continuing the trend of the previous year.

Issue Jan 10-16 2024: To remember the 60th anniversary of the coup which led to Brazil’s 1964-1985 military dictatorship, the Lula administration is pursuing initiatives to remember the details of the atrocities committed during that 21-year period.

Issue Jan 01-09 2024: Following a series of nationwide incidents reported on Tuesday, January 9, including the seizure of an Ecuadorian television station, President Daniel Noboa declared the country in a state of “internal armed conflict.”

Issue Jan 01-09 2024: In the final days of 2023, Mexico experienced a wave of kidnappings, armed confrontations, and killings.

Issue Jan 01-09 2024: The criminal organization Los Lobos is diversifying their illicit activities and now operates twenty gold mines in Ecuador.

Issue Dec 01-31 2023: Despite being the most militarized state in the country, Chiapas, Mexico, is grappling with escalating organized crime and a significant influence of drug cartels.