Uruguay families of the disappeared under military dictatorship
Uruguay

Uruguay’s Broad Front government renews search for those disappeared by military dictatorship

The Uruguayan justice ordered the search for human remains in the basement of a military building in Montevideo after gathering evidence of one of the most traumatic events in Uruguayan history.

Pablo Meriguet
April 25, 2025
Argentine media outlet vows to resist eviction and attacks on historical memory by Milei government
Argentina

Argentine media outlet vows to resist eviction and attacks on historical memory by Milei government

The media outlet El Grito del Sur denounces an attempt to evict them from their work space as part of a broader attack against sites of memory in Argentina.

Pablo Meriguet
April 24, 2025
New faces, old rivalries- Bolivia’s upcoming presidential elections
Bolivia

New faces, old rivalries: Bolivia’s upcoming presidential elections

After a political dispute between former president Evo Morales and current president Luis Arce and a series of economic challenges, the country is preparing to decide its political future. The right-wing is also divided after failing to reach a minimum agreement.

Pablo Meriguet
April 23, 2025
Bukele proposes exchange of detainees to Venezuela as criticism mounts over detention of deported migrants
El Salvador Venezuela

Bukele proposes exchange of detainees to Venezuela as criticism mounts over detention of deported migrants

The Venezuelan Attorney General’s Office requested information on the detainees. Social organizations accuse Bukele of imprisoning Salvadoran politicians despite his rhetoric against Venezuela.

Pablo Meriguet
April 22, 2025
Daniel Noboa Ecuador
Ecuador

Ecuador’s post-election fallout: Doubts, persecution, recognition, and international rejection

Although several governments have congratulated Noboa for his re-election, others have refused to accept his victory due to alleged irregularities. Correism denounces an alleged persecution of its leaders in Ecuador after the elections.

Pablo Meriguet
April 17, 2025
Milei takes on USD 20 billion in IMF debt and lifts the exchange rate cap
Argentina

Milei takes on USD 20 billion in IMF debt and lifts the exchange rate cap

The opposition argues that the new debt was taken on to sustain an economic program that is not working as claimed by Milei.

Pablo Meriguet
April 16, 2025
Ecuador’s inconclusive election: Victory for Noboa or grotesque electoral fraud?
Ecuador

Ecuador’s inconclusive election: Victory for Noboa or grotesque electoral fraud?

Noboa triumphed comfortably in a surprising second electoral round. Correa’s supporters demand a recount of the votes.

Pablo Meriguet
April 15, 2025
In the face of new geopolitical challenges, CELAC proposes greater unity
Latin America Caribbean

In the face of new geopolitical challenges, CELAC proposes greater unity

After several months of preparation and three days of intense meetings at the highest diplomatic level, the IX Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), which brings together the 33 countries of the region, concluded in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Pablo Meriguet
April 11, 2025