The IDB predicts a slowdown for Latin American economies, Brazil and Mexico get rid of visas, and the Venezuelan presidential race heats up. Read these stories and more.

Mexico announces telecom reform, the UNDP highlights Latin American development, and Brazil’s oil royalties dispute continues. Read these stories and more.

Chile leads Latin America’s home-based internet connections, Venezuela extends a firearms ban, and the State Department reveals new narcotics trade numbers. Read these stories in the Weekly Roundup.

Venezuela’s president “battling for life,” Castro announces plan to resign, and the impact of U.S. sequestration cuts on the Southwest border. Read these stories and more in the Weekly Roundup.

Colombia’s peace talks resume, Chile prepares for a new anti-smoking law, and Mexico assesses crisis of enforced disappearances. Read these stories and more.

FARC demobilizations on the rise, Paraguay faces blackouts, and press freedoms face challenges in Brazil and Ecuador.

Guatemala’s former general Efraín Ríos Montt faces trial for genocide, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez's health raises questions about the future of the Latin American left, and Ecuador's vice president pushes for rights of the disabled.