The Fed's Tough Mission Plus: More strikes on Iran, Nayib Bukele runs for a third consecutive term, private dinosaur-bone ownership, and more... Reason · Jul 15
Bukele Clears the Last Hurdle to a Third Term as His Party Anoints Him for 2027 Bukele's party made his 2027 candidacy official, capping a legal overhaul that erased term limits and cleared his path to 2033. Latin Times · Jul 15
A Voice Beneath the Concrete: How a 60-Year-Old, Belkys Barreto, Survived 86 Hours in Venezuela's Rubble Salvadoran rescuers pulled Belkys Barreto, 60, alive after 86 hours under Venezuela's quake rubble — a rescue Bukele shared with the world. Latin Times · Jun 29
Earthquake Cluster Rocks Venezuela, California and Japan Within Seven Hours, Says USGS Venezuela, California, and Japan experienced significant earthquakes within seven hours. Venezuela declared a state of calamity, while international support poured in. Experts confirm the quakes are unrelated. International Business Times UK · Jun 25
Venezuela reeling after powerful twin earthquakes as promises of aid pour in Powerful back-to-back earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday evening, collapsing buildings and sending panicked residents into the streets as communities across the South American country sustained damage The Independent UK · Jun 25
From Bolsonaro and Bukele to Fujimori and De la Espriella: Trump and Latin America's rightward turn Soon after the US president first moved into the White House, his policies and outspoken backing for certain candidates inspired a new wave of Latin American leaders now shaping the continent’s future. Euronews · Jun 23
‘Institutional threat’: election of far-right leader raises fears for democracy in Colombia Trump-admiring Abelardo de la Espriella has vowed to ‘disembowel’ the left and kill criminals like ‘rats and cockroaches’ The Guardian - UK · Jun 22
Who is Abelardo de la Espriella? From controversial lawyer to Colombia's president The president-elect created his movement just 11 months ago, mirroring the model that worked in Argentina and El Salvador: patriotic talk, a firm hand against crime, and contempt for traditional politics. Euronews · Jun 22
Newsmaker | Who is Abelardo De La Espriella, Colombia's new right-wing president? Colombia has elected nationalist lawyer Abelardo De La Espriella as its new president, signaling a significant political shift. Known as "The Tiger," he campaigned on a platform of restoring order, reviving the economy with market-friendly policies, and adopting a hardline security approach. De La Espriella, who plans to reduce state… The Economic Times · Jun 22
Democracy’s next big test: could a Trump-endorsed US citizen become Colombia’s president? On Sunday, voters in Colombia will choose their next president in a contest that could have implications far beyond the country’s borders. The Conversation · Jun 19
Colombian far-right candidate is latest Trumpian figure in Latin America to ride anti-incumbent wave Abelardo de la Espriella, promising an iron-fist approach to crime, leads polls in country’s presidential runoff election The Guardian - US · Jun 6
Who is Abelardo de la Espriella, the far‑right Trump fan who could lead Colombia? Far-right defence attorney and businessman Abelardo de la Espriella topped the first round of Colombia’s presidential election Sunday, followed closely by leftist senator Ivan Cepeda. A fervent supporter of US President Donald Trump as well as the authoritarian crime crackdown of El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele, De la Espriella has… France 24 · Jun 1
Colombia’s far-right presidential candidate De la Espriella wins first round of vote ahead of runoff Lawyer and Trump admirer has risen rapidly in the polls and will face Iván Cepeda in election runoff in three weeks The Guardian - US · Jun 1
Tom Suozzi lives at C Street The New York Democrat kept secret his low-rent lodging at a right-wing Christian townhouse Salon · May 29
Bangkok Post · May 25 Colombia vote tests leftist rule as violence surges BOGOTá - Colombians vote Sunday in a presidential election overshadowed by a surge in violence, facing a stark choice between extending four years of leftist rule or shifting sharply right.
Latin Times · May 14 U.S. Deportations to El Salvador Nearly Doubled in First Months of 2026 as Bukele Aligns With Trump El Salvador received 5,033 deportees from the U.S. between January and March, compared with 2,547 during the same period last year
International Business Times · May 11 Trump's Friendship Isn't Enough For Investors: His Closest Allies Run Some Of Latin America's Riskiest Countries Some of Latin America's most Trump-friendly governments are still being treated by investors as risky bets, according to J.P. Morgan country-risk data, a reminder that access to Washington does not automatically translate into confidence on Wall Street.
The Independent UK · May 7 Salvadoran news outlet El Faro says its assets frozen in retaliation for reporting on Bukele Salvadoran investigative news outlet El Faro has announced that its members’ assets have been frozen
The Conversation · Apr 30 In Colombia and Brazil, presidential candidates offer old solutions to old problems On May 31st, Colombian voters will go to the polls with Abelardo de la Espriella – criminal lawyer, self-styled outsider, and self-described “Tiger” – securing his place in the runoff against left-wing Iván Cepeda. In Brazil, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro – the son of incarcerated former President Jair Bolsonaro – is…
The Independent UK · Apr 21 Nearly 500 alleged MS-13 members in El Salvador face a sweeping mass trial Nearly 500 alleged gang leaders face a collective trial in El Salvador, a practice criticized by human rights groups
International Business Times · Apr 5 Elon Musk Endorses Bukele on Victims Rights Over Killers in Viral X Post as El Salvador Crime Plummets Elon Musk threw his weight behind El Salvador President Nayib Bukele on Sunday, replying "Exactly" to a viral video clip in which Bukele questioned why some activists seem more concerned with the human rights of killers than with the rights of women who don't want to be raped or children…
The Guardian - US · Mar 26 Venezuelans deported by US detail fresh claims of torture and abuse at El Salvador mega-prison Petition seeks accountability from Salvadorian authorities over human rights violations at notorious Cecot facility
The Independent UK · Mar 17 El Salvador's Bukele proposes life prison sentences in nation that has imprisoned 1% of population El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele and his party are pushing forward a constitutional reform that would permit life prison sentences in a country that has imprisoned more than 1% of its population in its war on gangs
The Independent UK · Mar 16 El Salvador has arbitrarily detained nationals deported from the US, Human Rights Watch says Salvadoran nationals deported from the United States are arbitrarily detained in El Salvador and their loved ones do not know where they are or how to contact them
The Guardian - US · Mar 11 El Salvador’s mass arrest policy may have led to crimes against humanity, study shows Experts documented murder, torture and disappearances under Nayib Bukele’s policy targeting gangs