Venezuela

Rubio Says Venezuela’s Election System Must Be Replaced Before a Credible Vote

Mexico

Sheinbaum Draws Red Line: Mexico Will Not Accept U.S. Military Operations on Its Soil

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South America

Colombia’s De la Espriella Leads Overnight Bogotá Raids: 172 Arrested in “Operation Bosur-Kratos”

President Abelardo de la Espriella leads overnight operation in central Bogotá as authorities report 172 arrests/10 gangs dismantled. The president also said he authorized a separate “strategic bombing,” without giving details

Sociedad Media Now

Sociedad Media Now: Sheinbaum Draws Red Line On U.S. Troops, Rubio On Elections in Venezuela;

By Sociedad Media Oct 27, 2026

Brazil

Flávio Bolsonaro Flees Brazil For The U.S. After Missing Passport Surrender Deadline Following Election Defeat

By Sociedad Media Oct 27, 2026

Democracy

Brazil’s Lula Wins Presidential Fourth Term, Bolsonaro Claims Federal Police Request Passports

Lula wins fourth term with 51.8% of valid votes in Brazil’s Sunday runoff. Flávio Bolsonaro says he will seek annulment, citing a ruling by Justice Cristiano Zanin, Lula’s former lawyer, that extended voting by two hours

By Sociedad Media Oct 26, 2026 6 min read

Democracy

Venezuela’s Opposition Rallies Behind Machado as She Says Washington Left Her Out Of Talks

Venezuela’s largest opposition coalition reaffirms María Corina Machado as leader as she says Washington excluded her from the U.S.-backed Caracas talks. Her message is a complaint about process, paired with praise for Trump’s impact on the region

By Sociedad Media 2 min read

Venezuela’s Opposition Rallies Behind Machado as She Says Washington Left Her Out Of Talks

Viral Clips

Brutal Robbery Attempt Caught On Camera in Guatemala City as Violence Returns to Spotlight

By Sociedad Media 3 min read

Viral Clips

Priest Dies in Ecuador After Cross Falls During Live-Streamed Mass

By Sociedad Media 1 min read

Viral Clips

2025 Footage Of Peru Taskforce Shootout Of Carjacking Gang Goes Viral Across the Hemisphere

By Sociedad Media 2 min read

Viral Clips

Man Escapes Fiery Death On Highway Corridor In Mexico

By Sociedad Media 2 min read

Viral Clips

Brazil’s Lula Makes Disturbing Claims On Prostate Cancer During Rally, Insists Women “Take ***** When Young”

By Sociedad Media 3 min read

Viral Clips

Chicago Bears Hire Mariachi Band To Perform U.S. National Anthem On Monday Night Football

By Sociedad Media 2 min read

Miami News

Miami Politics

Miami-Dade Early Voting — 2026 Midterms: Will Immigration Hurt GOP in South Florida?

Miami-Dade’s first two days of early voting show Democrats returned more ballots than Republicans, but the lead has since disappeared. Republicans are three-quarters Hispanic, but will immigration impact the election?

By Sociedad Media Oct 23, 2026 4 min read

Miami Politics

Old Fidel Castro Interview Resurfaces in Attack Ad Against Miami Rep. María Elvira Salazar

Democrat Eliott Rodriguez’s new ad revives Rep. María Elvira Salazar’s 1990s interview with Fidel Castro. Her campaign calls it recycled footage in a district where Cuba policy still shapes the vote

By Sociedad Media 3 min read

Old Fidel Castro Interview Resurfaces in Attack Ad Against Miami Rep. María Elvira Salazar

Venezuela

Rubio Says Venezuela’s Election System Must Be Replaced Before a Credible Vote

By Dionys Duroc 3 min read

Venezuela

Delcy Rodríguez Says Machado Return a “Show,” Denies Political Persecution

By Sociedad Media 3 min read

Venezuela

Machado Arrives in Caracas to Huge Crowds. What Does it Mean For Democracy in Venezuela?

By Sociedad Media 4 min read

Venezuela

María Corina Machado Returns to Venezuela, Testing Rodríguez Government & U.S.-Backed Transition Talks

By Sociedad Media 3 min read

Venezuela

Maikel Moreno & Tareck El Aissami: Who Could Be the Next Ones Extradited to the U.S.

By Sociedad Media 4 min read

Venezuela

Alex Saab Associate Álvaro Pulido Extracted By DEA From Caracas Prison, Sent to Miami

By Sociedad Media 3 min read

Venezuela Subscribers only

Rubio Backs Figuera Before New Venezuela Transition Talks

By Sociedad Media 3 min read

Venezuela

Maduro & Flores Face New Torture-Conspiracy Charge: What it Means For Their Case in U.S. Custody

By Sociedad Media 4 min read

Venezuela

Venezuela Moves to Reform Infamous Anti-Hate Law as Washington Presses for Elections

By Dionys Duroc 3 min read

Cuba

Rubio Calls On Cubans to Partner With CIA as Trump Warns U.S. Will “Take Care” Of Regime After Iran

By Dionys Duroc 3 min read

Cuba Subscribers only

U.S. Seizes Fuel Bound for Cuba as Talks Remain Unclear

By Sociedad Media 3 min read

Cuba

Protester Ariel Limias Leyva Detained in Cuba, Transferred to State Security Prison After Demonstration

By Sociedad Media 3 min read

Cuba

Pentagon Weighs Military Options for Cuba as Rubio's Diplomatic Push Stalls

By Dionys Duroc 3 min read

Cuba

U.S. Targets Cuba’s Nickel Industry & Military Research Arm in Latest Sanctions Round

By Dionys Duroc 4 min read

Cuba

Cuba’s President Issues 9/11 Commemoration, Accuses U.S. Government Of “State Terrorism”

By Dionys Duroc 3 min read

Cuba

Longtime Foreign Minister Hints at Resignation as Cuba’s Regime Dismisses Political Change

By Sociedad Media 4 min read

Cuba

Raúl Castro Reported Gravely Ill as Rumors Swirl Amid Stalled U.S.-Cuba Negotiation

By Sociedad Media 4 min read

Cuba

“No Capitalist Reforms”: Díaz-Canel’s Defiance Collides With a Collapsing Island & U.S. Pressure

By Sociedad Media 5 min read

Nuevo Miami

How is Immigration Impacting Miami’s Latino Republicans Ahead of the Midterms? What We Know

Hispanic voters still anchor Miami-Dade’s Republican registration edge, but immigration enforcement is straining the GOP in a House seat and the governor and Senate races

By Sociedad Media Oct 9, 2026

Nuevo Miami

Inside the FBI’s Widening Investigation Into Argentina’s Fútbol Federation & Its South Florida Money Trail

Nuevo Miami

Colombia Inaugurates a New President in Cali. Miami’s Colombian Community Has Been Celebrating Since June

Security

Search Continues for Four Missing Salvadoran Airmen in Haiti as U.N. Council Hears Calls for Their Return

GSF air/ground search operations for four missing Salvadoran airmen ongoing following Sunday’s Haiti ambush. At the U.N., Ambassador Waltz said all four are believed alive — vowing to bring them home

By Dionys Duroc Oct 21, 2026 3 min read

Security

Peru Dismantles Tren de Aragua Extortion Cell in Lima as Fujimori Launches Crime Command

Peruvian police arrest six Venezuelans in Lima’s Puente Piedra district, accused of running a Tren de Aragua extortion cell targeting bus companies & construction workers. The raid is part of President Keiko Fujimori’s new crime command

Security

Colombia Seizes 7.6 Tons of Cocaine Hidden in Panela at Cartagena Port

Colombian police seize 7.6 tons of cocaine mixed with powdered panela at the port of Cartagena, the biggest seizure there in a decade. U.S. Embassy credits weeks of DEA-police intelligence sharing

Security

Costa Rica: How a State With No Army Looks to Wage War Against Crime

Costa Rica abolished its army in 1948. After opening a Bukele-style mega-prison, President Laura Fernández toured El Salvador’s CECOT & floated U.S. ground operations to fight record violence

Security

Four Salvadoran Soldiers Ambushed & Missing in Haiti, Tests Bukele’s Foreign Security Push

Four Salvadoran soldiers with the GSF are missing after an ambush near Port-au-Prince. The incident could test El Salvador’s expanded role in Haiti & Bukele’s bid to project his security model internationally

Brazil

Flávio Bolsonaro Flees Brazil For The U.S. After Missing Passport Surrender Deadline Following Election Defeat

Senator Flávio Bolsonaro misses deadline to surrender his passports & is reportedly on a flight to the U.S., according to Brazilian media citing Federal Police sources. Officials have not confirmed it, and Argentine authorities say he did not enter Argentina

By Sociedad Media Oct 27, 2026 4 min read

Brazil

BRAZIL HEADS TO POLLS FOR NEXT PRESIDENT: What to Know About the Race & Washington’s Watching Eye

Brazil votes October 4 in a tight presidential race between Lula & Flávio Bolsonaro likely headed to an October 25 runoff. Here’s what we should know

Brazil

U.S., Australia, U.K. & Canada Suspend Consular Services in Brazil Two Days Before Presidential Election

U.S. & Australia suspend all consular services in Brazil two days before Sunday’s presidential election, citing security concerns following a bomb scare near Supreme Court

Brazil

Brazil’s Economy Is Growing. But It Is Not Being Felt By Voters Heading Into Election

Brazil’s economy shows growth, but persistent inflation & fiscal strain have voters unconvinced ahead of October 4. Lula leads first-round polls, but runoff simulations against Flávio Bolsonaro are tied within the margin of error

Brazil

Brazil’s Presidential Candidates Fight For Valuable Voting Bloc: Women

Lula & Flávio Bolsonaro both pivot toward women voters, 53% of Brazil’s electorate, highlighting crisis: 1,558 femicides in Brazil in 2025, an average of four women killed daily

Mexico

Sheinbaum Draws Red Line: Mexico Will Not Accept U.S. Military Operations on Its Soil

President Claudia Sheinbaum says U.S. has repeatedly asked to operate against cartels inside Mexico — Sheinbaum refuses — while offering intelligence sharing & coordination. Her comments follow NYT report that Washington gave Mexico a memo proposing that U.S. personnel join operations

By Sociedad Media Oct 27, 2026

Mexico

U.S. Treasury Sanctions 46 Sinaloa Cartel Targets, Eyes Baja California Corruption Network

Mexico

How Bad Is It? Hurricane Polo Slams Mexico’s Pacific Coast

Immigration

From the Archive

Viral Clips

Brutal Robbery Attempt Caught On Camera in Guatemala City as Violence Returns to Spotlight

By Sociedad Media Oct 24, 2026

Business

El Salvador Signs $2.9 Billion Deal With Spain’s Cox for Gas, Batteries & Water

By Sociedad Media Oct 24, 2026

Cuba

Rubio Calls On Cubans to Partner With CIA as Trump Warns U.S. Will “Take Care” Of Regime After Iran

By Dionys Duroc Oct 23, 2026

Sociedad Media Now

Sociedad Media Now: Florida’s Arrest Warrant For Raúl Castro, New Drama in Salazar Race & Miami-Dade Early Voting — Latest Numbers

By Sociedad Media Oct 23, 2026

Miami Politics

Miami-Dade Early Voting — 2026 Midterms: Will Immigration Hurt GOP in South Florida?

By Sociedad Media Oct 23, 2026

Central America

Nicaragua Confiscates American-Owned Properties, U.S. Official Calls Seizures “Illegal”

By Sociedad Media Oct 23, 2026

Miami News

Cuban-Born Woman Loses U.S. Citizenship Over Role in Miami-Dade Casino Laundering Scheme

By Sociedad Media Oct 22, 2026

Central America

El Salvador’s Bukele Deploys Special Forces Rescue Missing Technicians in Haiti

By Sociedad Media Oct 22, 2026

800 stories

Colombia’s De la Espriella Leads Overnight Bogotá Raids: 172 Arrested in “Operation Bosur-Kratos”

Sociedad Media Now: Sheinbaum Draws Red Line On U.S. Troops, Rubio On Elections in Venezuela;

Flávio Bolsonaro Flees Brazil For The U.S. After Missing Passport Surrender Deadline Following Election Defeat

Why Has Latin America Gone Right?

Costa Rica: How a State With No Army Looks to Wage War Against Crime

Peru Drafts Student Expulsions, Dress Codes in Major Public School Reforms

Peru’s Show-Of-Force, Fujimori Creates Joint Command to Combat Organized Crime

Brazil’s Lula Wins Presidential Fourth Term, Bolsonaro Claims Federal Police Request Passports

Brazil’s Lula Wins Presidential Fourth Term, Bolsonaro Claims Federal Police Request Passports

Venezuela’s Opposition Rallies Behind Machado as She Says Washington Left Her Out Of Talks

President Lula & Flávio Bolsonaro Trade Punches in First Runoff Debate, One Week Before Brazil Votes

Brazil Rallies For Candidates Before Runoff, Flávio Leads Polls as Lula Fights Abstention

Ex-Magistrate Says Maduro Regime Coerced Machado Ban; Rodríguez Declares Start Of Christmas

Brutal Robbery Attempt Caught On Camera in Guatemala City as Violence Returns to Spotlight

Priest Dies in Ecuador After Cross Falls During Live-Streamed Mass

2025 Footage Of Peru Taskforce Shootout Of Carjacking Gang Goes Viral Across the Hemisphere

Man Escapes Fiery Death On Highway Corridor In Mexico

Brazil’s Lula Makes Disturbing Claims On Prostate Cancer During Rally, Insists Women “Take ***** When Young”

Chicago Bears Hire Mariachi Band To Perform U.S. National Anthem On Monday Night Football

Cuban-Born Woman Loses U.S. Citizenship Over Role in Miami-Dade Casino Laundering Scheme

Florida Issues Arrest Warrant for Raúl Castro in 1996 Brothers to the Rescue Shootdown

Miami-Dade Commissioners Raise Metrorail & Bus Fares — First Increase in 13 Years

South Beach Ranked Among Top 20 Best Beaches in the Americas

Former Congressman David Rivera Sentenced to 10 Years For Secretly Working for Venezuelan Government

Brazilian Man Arrested in Kendall, Miami For Dressing as ICE Agent at Brazil Voting Station

Ken Griffin’s $3 Billion Gift Brings Carnegie Mellon to Miami — What it Means For the City

“Have My Baby in Miami”: The Miami Doctor at the Center of Congress’s Birth Tourism Crackdown

Kenya Helicopter Crash Kills 7 — Ecuador Intel Chief, Wife, Miami Food Restauranteur & Telemundo Exec On Board

Miami-Dade Early Voting — 2026 Midterms: Will Immigration Hurt GOP in South Florida?

Miami-Dade Early Voting — 2026 Midterms: Will Immigration Hurt GOP in South Florida?

Old Fidel Castro Interview Resurfaces in Attack Ad Against Miami Rep. María Elvira Salazar

Doral Mayor Christi Fraga Faces Mounting Scrutiny Over City’s ICE Agreement

Stakes Rise For Key Congressional Race in Miami: Does María Salazar Still Have a Shot?

Salazar’s Hour-Long Reversal on Trump’s Venezuela Oil Deal Exposes Deeper Miami Tensions Over Democracy

Rubio Says Venezuela’s Election System Must Be Replaced Before a Credible Vote

Delcy Rodríguez Says Machado Return a “Show,” Denies Political Persecution

Machado Arrives in Caracas to Huge Crowds. What Does it Mean For Democracy in Venezuela?

María Corina Machado Returns to Venezuela, Testing Rodríguez Government & U.S.-Backed Transition Talks

Maikel Moreno & Tareck El Aissami: Who Could Be the Next Ones Extradited to the U.S.

Alex Saab Associate Álvaro Pulido Extracted By DEA From Caracas Prison, Sent to Miami

Rubio Backs Figuera Before New Venezuela Transition Talks

Maduro & Flores Face New Torture-Conspiracy Charge: What it Means For Their Case in U.S. Custody

Venezuela Moves to Reform Infamous Anti-Hate Law as Washington Presses for Elections

Economy ›

South America’s Economic Outlook 2026: What the IMF Expects, Country By Country

How Colombia’s Fiscal Crisis Ballooned, and the Government’s Plan to Contain it

Argentina Poverty Down Since Milei, But Rising Again

Latin America is Racing to Become Data-Center Hub. Will the Boom Pay Off?

Venezuelans Are Leaving Chile’s Job Market as President Kast Inherits Labor Decline

Society ›

Peru Deploys 1,600 Troops in Piura as El Niño Looms Over a Growing Economy

Why Has Latin America Gone Right?

Peru Drafts Student Expulsions, Dress Codes in Major Public School Reforms

Mexico Named Top Tourist Destination In Latin America For 2025

Ecuador Records 400+ Femicides in 2025 — Its Deadliest Year. Most Are Linked To Organized Crime

Culture ›

The Island That Produces Kentucky Derby Champions: How Puerto Rico Became the World’s Greatest Jockey Factory

Shakira Drops World Cup Anthem as Colombian’s In Miami Get Ready for Summer

Pablo Escobar Brought Four Hippos to Colombia — 40 Years Later, the State is Killing 80 Descendants

Father of Argentine Lawyer Mocks Brazil in Racist Gesture & Calls Out Milei Government Hours After Daughter’s Release

Brazil’s Wagner Moura Makes Oscar History—and the Night Is Still Young

Rubio Calls On Cubans to Partner With CIA as Trump Warns U.S. Will “Take Care” Of Regime After Iran

U.S. Seizes Fuel Bound for Cuba as Talks Remain Unclear

Protester Ariel Limias Leyva Detained in Cuba, Transferred to State Security Prison After Demonstration

Pentagon Weighs Military Options for Cuba as Rubio's Diplomatic Push Stalls

U.S. Targets Cuba’s Nickel Industry & Military Research Arm in Latest Sanctions Round

Cuba’s President Issues 9/11 Commemoration, Accuses U.S. Government Of “State Terrorism”

Longtime Foreign Minister Hints at Resignation as Cuba’s Regime Dismisses Political Change

Raúl Castro Reported Gravely Ill as Rumors Swirl Amid Stalled U.S.-Cuba Negotiation

“No Capitalist Reforms”: Díaz-Canel’s Defiance Collides With a Collapsing Island & U.S. Pressure

How is Immigration Impacting Miami’s Latino Republicans Ahead of the Midterms? What We Know

Inside the FBI’s Widening Investigation Into Argentina’s Fútbol Federation & Its South Florida Money Trail

Colombia Inaugurates a New President in Cali. Miami’s Colombian Community Has Been Celebrating Since June

Rep. Carlos Giménez Escalates Attacks on Sheinbaum Over Mexico’s Cuba Support, Invokes USMCA Leverage

Is Miami Failing to Assimilate? A New Data Debate Raises Hard Questions for the City's Future

Political Prisoner Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara Arrived in Miami This Week, Released By Cuban Regime

Miami-Dade’s Quiet Enforcement Campaign: Revoking Business Licenses Over Cuba Trade

Latin America Is Turning Right — And the Money Is Moving to Miami

Miami is Latin America’s Financial Capital — Which is a Safe Haven During Crises

Is Miami Becoming a Refuge for Latin America’s Press? The Journalists Who Left — and Landed Here

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