Issue Jul 01-31 2024: An enormous accumulation of garbage in the Cateura landfill now dominates the landscape of the new Costanera Sur in Asunción.

Issue Jul 01-31 2024: A human trafficking organization which introduced “thousands of migrants” illegally into the country has been sanctioned by the United States, according to the U.S. Treasury Department.

Issue Jul 01-31 2024: Around 200 Indigenous members of the Kogui community of Sierra Nevada in Santa Marta, Colombia, have gathered since the 26th of July in the city’s Plaza de Bolívar, with the goal of demanding that the Ministry of the Interior return to them their legally recognized status, which they require to access

Issue Jul 01-31 2024: The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) renewed its investments in the Amazônia Para Sempre program, announcing that its contributions have surpassed the US$1 billion provided in 2023, at US$4.2 billion in 2024.

Issue Jul 01-31 2024: President of the Federación de Cámaras de Comercio (FECANANCO) in Tamaulipas and national vice secretary of the business-led public interests group CONCANACO-SERVYTUR, Julio César Almanza Armas was assassinated on the 30th of July in Matamoros, where he was shot to death after having days before spoken out against the criminal extortion

Issue Jul 01-31 2024: Lula’s close association with the Guilherme Boulos mayoral campaign in São Paulo demonstrates the city’s importance for the Brazilian left.

Issue Jul 01-31 2024: Negotiations on a new Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the Honduran and Chinese governments are expected to wrap up around mid-August, after which it will have to be approved by the National Congress in Honduras.

Issue Jul 01-31 2024: Ten thousand people gathered in São Paulo to protest a package of bills that seek to criminalize movements fighting for housing and land, which has returned to the National Congress’ agenda.

Issue Jul 01-31 2024: Tlapitzalli: Ritos y Sonidos del México Antiguo is an exhibition within Rome’s Scuderie del Quirinale museum that will exhibit 163 pieces of pre-Hispanic musical instruments from July 30 to September 14.

Issue Jul 01-31 2024: Chilean President Gabriel Boric will undertake his first trip to the Middle East during his term of office to promote new investment projects in Chile and boost strategic areas including agriculture, renewable energy, and science.