What could a Morales-free Bolivia mean for its indigenous people?
Five years ago, Jeanine Áñez, then-conservative senator of Bolivia, tweeted that she dreamt of a Bolivia…
Read More
Category: News Brief
Colombia’s transitional justice mechanism uses public transport to spread message
“We are just going to ask him some questions and we’ll bring him back in an hour. ‘Don’t worry,…
Read More
Excessive police violence in protests cause deaths and thousands of injuries
Protests sweeping the Latin American continent have have taken their toll. In Chile, Ecuador, Bolivia,…
Read More
Uruguay run-off election results indicate change in political status quo
For the last fourteen years in Uruguay, the center-left coalition Broad Front has governed the country.…
Read More
The startup that puts Latin American micro-businesses on the digital map
Brazil is geographically and economically the largest country in Latin America, but 89 percent of its…
Read More
Morales’ resignation leaves a vacuum of power in Bolivia
Bolivia is in turmoil after a weekend of shifting loyalties, resignations and violent protests and most…
Read More
Political violence in Colombia after the 2016 peace agreement
Using data from Colombia’s Electoral Observation Mission (MOE), a platform which promotes the freedom…
Read More
Who is Claudia López, Bogota’s first openly gay, female mayor?
“Today, we finally won!” Claudia López, Bogotá’s mayor-elect, told cheering voters on Sunday,…
Read More
Colombia’s key local election outcomes mark a shift away from political elite
In Colombia’s first round of local elections held since the 2016 peace agreement, the political elite…
Read More
Where do Bolivia, Uruguay and Argentina stand after recent elections?
Over the last two weeks, voters in Bolivia, Uruguay and Argentina have been to the polls to vote for…
Read More