Weekly Report - 26 March 2026 (WR-26-12)

The wreckage was probably still smouldering at the site of a military plane crash, where at least 69 people lost their lives this week, when a furious blame game began in Colombia’s political arena.... Read More

The sheer number of candidates competing in Peru’s presidential elections on 12 April required that they were split into three separate groups for the opening debates held this week.... Read More

Something unusual happened this week.... Read More

The regional and municipal elections that were held in Bolivia on 22 March confirmed the political fragmentation that followed the implosion of the long-ruling left-wing Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) in last year’s general elections.... Read More

ECUADOR | South Korea FTA given green light.... Read More

After months of media speculation regarding his political ambitions, Brazil’s finance minister, Fernando Haddad, of the ruling left-wing Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT), has stepped down from his cabinet role and confirmed that he will run for the governorship of the country’s wealthiest and most populous state, São Paulo.... Read More

The demonstrations were organised by the Madres y Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo human rights group, and other civil society organisations as well as the country’s left-of-centre political parties.... Read More

ARGENTINA | Tourism rises in February.... Read More

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum’s push for electoral reform has become more than an attempt to alter the electoral system.... Read More

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum has announced that progress is being made in the investigation into one of the country’s most infamous cases – the disappearance of 43 students from the Ayotzinapa teacher training college in Iguala, Guerrero state in 2014.... Read More

MEXICO | China concludes investigation into tariff hikes.... Read More

Following the launch of the first impeachment case against a top official since impeachment proceedings were enshrined in 2013 legislation, Honduras’ attorney general Johel Zelaya has been fired by the 128-member unicameral legislature.... Read More

In the latest sign of the impact of Washington’s unprecedented pressure on Cuba via its crippling oil blockade, the island, which has not received fuel imports in three months, faced another national blackout on 21 March, less than a week after a previous nationwide outage [WR-26-11].... Read More

Chile’s President José Antonio Kast is facing two vexed issues within the first few weeks of his term due to the actions of the US government led by President Donald Trump.... Read More

“Why didn’t they buy a new plane, like they bought themselves new cars and apartments?”... Read More