Honduras launches its new military police force, Chile wins a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council, and the Ibero-American Summit begins in Panama.
Venezuela’s president seeks decree powers, Mexico ranks its best cities to live in, and Russia’s defense minister heads to South America.
Venezuela and the United States expel each other’s diplomats, Brazil’s electoral court rejects the creation of a new political party by a presidential contender, and Puerto Rico braces for the effects of the U.S. government shutdown.
Mexico initiates its teacher census, the Dominican Republic’s highest court strips citizenship of children of migrants, and Latin American urbanites increasingly take to biking.
Bolivia’s Evo Morales signs a new gun control law, Venezuela’s president heads to China, and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden meets with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto.
Colombia expands its peace talks to include the ELN, Latin America faces a trade slowdown, and the U.S. VP cancels his Panama trip.
President Barack Obama pledges probe into NSA spying on Brazilian and Mexican presidents, Chile tops LatAm in competitiveness ranking, and Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro goes multilingual on Twitter.