Issue Nov 01-07 2023: The president of the Congress of the Republic of Guatemala, Shirley Rivera, announced on October 5 that she was notified that the United States had revoked her visa.

Issue Nov 01-07 2023: Peru’s imports between January and September of 2023 totaled US$ 38,598 million, which is a decrease of -15.2% compared to the same period in 2022.

Issue Nov 01-07 2023: Media may impact voting decisions heavily, as the Internet and new forms of contemporary social communication continue to modify the social and political scene in multiple countries.

Issue Nov 01-07 2023: Colombia saw a 70% decrease in deforestation compared to 2022, according to statistics published by Instituto de Hidrología, Meteorología y Estudios Ambientales (Ideam) and emitted by Minister of the Environment Susana Muhamad.

Issue Nov 01-07 2023: The Nicaraguan government has revoked the legal status of twelve NGOs operating in the country, and “voluntarily” dissolved thirteen more.

Issue Nov 01-07 2023: Brazilian agritech company Cowmed, which produces monitoring collars for dairy cows, launched their new “Seal of Animal Welfare,” informally known as the Happy Cow Seal.

Issue Nov 01-07 2023: There are 2,900 people trapped in the Colombian department of Chocó after the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) imposed an “armed strike,” limiting mobility as they clashed with the Clan del Golfo in Alto Baudó for control over the territory.

Issue Nov 01-07 2023: The NarcoFiles Project, a comprehensive investigation led by OCCRP and CLIP, has unveiled a sprawling global drug trafficking network from Latin America to Europe, moving beyond the hierarchical structures epitomized by Pablo Escobar to a complex web of cooperative networks.

Issue Nov 01-07 2023: The 2023 local elections in Colombia were marked by the continued dominance of traditional political groups, with many mayors and governors achieving re-election.

Issue Nov 01-07 2023: Violence recently broke out in the Honduran Parliament in the midst of elections for the new attorney general.