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Rodrigo Paz stands in front of microphone in front of row of soldiers with muskets Bolivian president consolidates power as protests continue to grow

After nearly a month of intense protests, the Paz administration decided to call for dialogue once again, even as it passed a law granting it greater powers to declare states of emergency.

Argentine President Javier Milei Argentina’s fiscal tightening under the Milei administration

As the country maintains high interest rates and dollar reserves to sustain the confidence of financial markets, that very position generates opportunity costs and structural outflows that prevent the real accumulation of reserves and investment in productive sectors and infrastructure.

Bolivia_Evo_Morales Bolivian prosecutors demand the arrest of former President Evo Morales

The former president claims this is a case of “lawfare” intended to destroy him physically and morally. The alleged victim of the crime has requested that the case be dismissed, but the prosecution insists on proceeding.

Javier Milei and Chief of Staff Manuel Adorni Milei’s approval collapses under corruption scandals and prolonged economic crisis

In addition to the economic crisis Argentina is facing, a series of corruption allegations has caused the Argentine president’s popularity to plummet to one of its lowest levels since he took office.

Argentine President Javier Milei and Peter Thiel Peter Thiel has private meeting with Argentine President Javier Milei

The meeting took place during a visit in which Thiel decided to buy a house in Buenos Aires. Some media outlets claim that the meeting could be a prelude to a major deal between Palantir and the Argentine government.

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa and US President Donald Trump Ecuador: a quasi-dictatorship aligned with the “Donroe” Doctrine

The Noboa regime embodies the logic of elites whose survival depends not on the country’s development but on sustaining imperial domination

Coup leaders Admiral Massera and General Videla. Argentina, 50 years after its darkest night

Half a century after the dictatorship began, the economic course of Javier Milei’s government continues along the same path set by the military regime.

Thiago Avila Global Sumud Flotilla (1) Thiago Ávila, coordinator of Global Sumud Flotilla, deported from Argentina

According to Ávila’s account, the ban on his entry came from the highest levels of the government of Javier Milei, a staunch ally of Israel and the United States.

José Antonio Kast signs document Kast’s ultra-conservative political blitzkrieg: migrants criminalized, protections repealed, prices soar

In less than three weeks in office, Kast has moved to criminalize migration, raise fuel prices, repeal environmental decrees, and halt the construction of memorial sites commemorating the dictatorship’s atrocities.

Kast visits a militarized site near border Kast begins construction of a controversial border wall

During his first week as president of Chile, the ultra-conservative leader has also ordered tax cuts and launched talks with the United States to explore the mining of rare earth metals.

Left records breakthrough results in French local elections

The left party France Unbowed recorded breakthrough results in the first round of local elections on March 15.

UNE Ecuador march against Noboa Ecuadorian workers fight back against 10-hour workday

The Noboa administration advanced a decree which mandated an increase of hours in the workday. It was resoundingly rejected on the streets, with many committing to further action.