Issue Aug 07-13 2024: Between July 2022 and June 2023, Latin America received 7.3% of all global cryptocurrency, according to a study by Chainalysis; among Latin American countries ranked by cryptocurrency holdings, Ecuador came in eighth at $7 billion.

Issue Aug 07-13 2024: Mexico has the third highest murder rate for environmental defenders in the world, a position which reflects the lack of government authority in many of its territories.

Issue Aug 07-13 2024: A spat between Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves and lawmaker Sonia Rojas kicked off on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, after the head of state accused Rojas of appropriating her Indigenous identity.

Issue Aug 07-13 2024: Over the past year, Brazilian far-right politicians published 124 posts on Facebook and Instagram attacking trans children and adolescents, according to data collected from the Biblioteca de Anúncios da Meta.

Issue Aug 07-13 2024: Despite being a goal expounded in its own constitution, Brazil’s efforts to seek continental integration, such as they are, have largely floundered, with crises in neighboring Haiti, Venezuela, and Nicaragua evidencing the inadequacy of Brazilian leadership in the region.

Issue Aug 07-13 2024: In Suipacha, 126 kilometers from Buenos Aires, two premium cheese producers attract visitors to come and learn about the production process.

Issue Aug 07-13 2024: The United States Government has decided to continue providing support and assistance to Colombia in the fight against drug trafficking.

Issue Aug 07-13 2024: The recent elections for the Federal Council of Medicine (CFM) in Brazil have highlighted a growing trend: the far right’s strategic efforts to occupy and influence various power structures, often overlooked by the democratic forces who continue to focus almost exclusively on the Executive.

Issue Aug 07-13 2024: The complicated U.S.-Mexico relationship regarding the national security of each is torn between a historical mistrust between the U.S. military and security agencies and a growing interdependence; as well as the need for both states to maintain harmonious and constructive cooperation, despite old grudges and often conflicting interests.

Issue Aug 07-13 2024: After the distribution of special government committees, legislators have some names ready that will preside over them in the period 2024-2025.