The Minister of Economy and Finance, Alonso Segura, reaffirmed that Peru will lead in economic growth among Latin American countries in 2015. 

The government of Enrique Peña Nieto would like to relegate the disappearance of the 43 “normalistas” from Ayotzinapa to the status of a “merely criminal” matter.  Yet their parents refuse to let it pass quietly out of sight.   

There are more than 500 mayors and former mayors threatened in Colombia. And the mayor of a small town in Peru’s southern Andes was gunned down over political differences, officials said, rejecting earlier claims that he was killed during a robbery. 

A new anti-extortion law prohibits telephone signals in areas near penitentiaries. 

The security policy of the government does not take into account the particularities of each region and does not anticipate an eventual peace agreement.

President Evo Morales and his MAS party suffered an electoral setback in regional elections for governors and mayors after a decade of political hegemony. 

The Ecuadorian government has decided to confront the social organizations opposed to its political project by harassing their leaders and limiting their activities. 

While ARENA has recovered its strength in the Legislative Assembly, the FMLN seems to know where to look for the votes it needs to support the government of President Sánchez Cerén before the end of the current legislative session. 

The full Congress censured the President of Council of Ministers, Ana Jara, whom they charged with spying on politicians, businessmen, military, police and journalists with Dirección Nacional de Inteligencia (DINI) resources. 

The precarious position of the president of Venezuela has led to increased repression of the opposition and a mobilization of the Venezuelan people against supposed foreign interference.