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Peru Elects 2026: Ongoing Coverage of the Presidential Race
April 20, 2026
/ Khalea Robertson

Follow the major events on the campaign trail as Peru seeks stability among a crowded field of candidates.

Peru
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Central Bank of Venezuela. (BCV on Instagram)
Hemispheric Updates
Trump in Latin America: A Brazil-ICE Row, Sanctions Lifted on Venezuelan Banks
April 16, 2026
/ Chase Harrison / Luisa Leme / Khalea Robertson

April 10–16: Plus, Sheinbaum decries Mexican detainee deaths and Cuba's Díaz-Canel goes on U.S. television.

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Arrioja en podcast de César Miguel Rondón sobre la relación entre EE.UU. y Venezuela
April 16, 2026
/ César Miguel Rondón

El gobierno venezolano "compra tiempo" para reagruparse y repensarse como fuerza política, dice el editor de Americas Quarterly.

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Poll Tracker: Brazil’s 2026 Presidential Election
April 15, 2026
/ Chase Harrison / Luisa Leme

Lula is seeking a fourth term as Flávio Bolsonaro attempts to avenge his ex-president father. The first round is October 4.

Brazil
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IMF and World Bank’s April 2026 Update: Latin America's Economic Outlook
April 15, 2026
/ Chase Harrison

The global growth forecast is slowing due to the conflict in Iran. How will that impact the region’s prospects?

Economics & Finance
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. (Official X Account)
Hemispheric Updates
Approval Tracker: Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum
April 13, 2026
/ Chase Harrison

How do Mexicans view their first presidenta and her government’s handling of major issues?

Mexico
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Brian Winter en entrevista a La Tercera sobre elecciones peruanas y América Latina
April 12, 2026
/ Fernando Fuentes

El vicepresidente de AS/COA habló del nuevo gobierno chileno, de la candidata peruana Keiko Fujimori y la situación en Brasil, Colombia, Cuba y Venezuela.

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Poll Tracker: Colombia's 2026 Presidential Election
April 10, 2026
/ Chase Harrison

The left’s Iván Cepeda, the right’s Abelardo de la Espriella, and the center-right’s Paloma Valencia are battling to win the May 31 election.

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Poll Tracker: Peru's 2026 Presidential Election
April 10, 2026
/ Khalea Robertson

A historic number of candidates will compete in the April 12 first-round vote to lead the Andean country jaded by a decade of high presidential turnover.

Peru
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Trump in Latin America: USMCA Views Shift, Delcy Deadline Lapses, Cuba Releases Prisoners
April 9, 2026
/ Carin Zissis / Khalea Robertson

Apr 3–9: Also, Ecuador’s president opens door to U.S. troop presence and Mexico’s new foreign secretary builds on North American experience.

U.S. Policy
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Q&A with Datum CEO Urpi Torrado on Polling Peru's Razor-Close Elections
April 9, 2026
/ Khalea Robertson

“This is the most complicated election we’ve worked on,” says the head of the major pollster, who discusses voter volatility ahead of the April 12 vote.

Peru
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Brian Winter analiza el panorama político latinoamericano en entrevista con El Mercurio
April 9, 2026
/ Gaspar Ramírez

El vicepresidente de AS/COA habló sobre el auge de la derecha en la región y la relación de Estados Unidos con países como Chile, Venezuela y Cuba.

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LatAm in Focus: The Math Behind Cartel Recruitment in Mexico
April 8, 2026
/ Carin Zissis

El Mencho’s payroll ledger revealed how cartels fill ranks. Mathematician Rafael Prieto-Curiel shows why stemming recruitment is the key to curb violence.

Mexico
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Approval Tracker: Argentina's President Javier Milei
April 2, 2026
/ Chase Harrison

In his third year in office, how is the libertarian leader faring?

Argentina
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(L-R) Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. (AP)
Hemispheric Updates
Trump in Latin America: FTO Warnings for Brazil and Sanctions Relief for Venezuela's Delcy
April 2, 2026
/ Luisa Leme / Khalea Robertson / Carin Zissis

Mar 27–Apr 2: Plus, a year later, we look at the impact of Liberation Day tariffs on Latin American imports.

U.S. Policy
Participants in the Venezuela Iran Science Fair. (AP)
Explainers
Explainer: Iran's Relationship with Latin America
April 1, 2026
/ Chase Harrison

Amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, who are Tehran’s allies in the region? And which countries might be hurt by disrupted trade?

Foreign Relations
(L-R) Aida Quilcué, Iván Cepeda; Paloma Valencia, Juan Daniel Oviedo; José Manuel Restrepo, Abelardo de la Espriella.
Guides
Colombia Elects 2026: Ongoing Coverage of the Presidential Race
March 26, 2026
/ Carin Zissis

Track the candidates and key developments in the race to replace Gustavo Petro.

Colombia
Democracy & Elections
Special Envoy for Shield of the Americas Kristi Noem meets with Guyanese President Irfaan Ali. (Noem's X)
Hemispheric Updates
Trump in Latin America: Maduro's Court Battles, Ecuador's Bombed Cattle, Noem's Travel
March 26, 2026
/ Chase Harrison / Khalea Robertson / Carin Zissis

March 20–26: Also, Colombia’s Petro named in DOJ investigations. And what a Dominican space facility tells us about the U.S.-China space race.

U.S. Policy
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Podcasts
LatAm in Focus: What's on the Trade Menu? Beef
March 25, 2026
/ Chase Harrison

Argentine foreign affairs expert Francisco Resnicoff covers how the sale of South American red meat is shifting through new trade pacts and relationships.

Argentina
Trade
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José Enrique Arrioja on ABC about the State of Venezuela Post-Maduro
March 25, 2026
/ Victor Oquendo

Delcy Rodríguez is trying "to stretch this moment and this coexistence with the U.S.," said the managing editor of Americas Quarterly to the network.

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