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Security

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

President Keiko Fujimori creates Unified Command joining the Armed Forces & National Police to carry out operations against gangs, retake prisons & expand the state’s response to organized crime

Sociedad Media Now

Sociedad Media Now: Immigration Impacts Miami Republicans Before Midterms

By Sociedad Media Oct 9, 2026

Nuevo Miami

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

By Sociedad Media Oct 9, 2026

Miami News

Miami Politics

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

A public rift with President Trump over immigration enforcement turns María Salazar’s once-safe Miami congressional seat into a genuine toss-up

By Dionys Duroc Oct 2, 2026 5 min read

Miami Politics

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

Rep. María Elvira Salazar displays major reversal on Trump’s 65 billion-barrel oil deal with Venezuela — a reversal that exposes the deeper, unresolved tensions for Miami’s pro-democracy Venezuela contingent

By Sociedad Media 5 min read

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

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

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

Venezuela

Baker Hughes Signs Gas Alliance With PDVSA, Opening a Path to Venezuela’s First LNG Exports

By Sociedad Media 3 min read

Venezuela Paid

Machado Signals Willingness to Meet Delcy Rodríguez as Pressure Builds Over Venezuela’s Political Transition

By Dionys Duroc 2 min read

Venezuela

Blackout Protests Spread Late Wednesday Night in Venezuela as Outages Reach 16 Hours a Day

By Dionys Duroc 3 min read

Venezuela

Machado’s Press Chief Returns To Venezuela, Possible Test Run For The Opposition Leader’s Comeback

By Dionys Duroc 3 min read

Venezuela

Venezuela Restores Access to Blocked News Sites, But Most Restrictions Remain

By Dionys Duroc 4 min read

Venezuela

Venezuela’s Opposition Returns to Table in Caracas as Trump Hints at Delcy Rodríguez Meeting at U.N.

By Sociedad Media 5 min read

Venezuela

Who Is Alejandro Betancourt, and Why Is He at the Center of Trump’s Venezuela Oil Deal?

By Sociedad Media 5 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

Cuba

Cuba’s Population In Freefall: Deaths Doubled Births in 2025 as Economic Conditions Worsen

By Sociedad Media 4 min read

Cuba

Cuba’s Military Holds $18 Billion in Liquid Assets While Its People Endure Blackouts and Hunger

By Dionys Duroc 4 min read

Democracy

“End Of the PT Era”: Flávio Bolsonaro & Lula Open Runoff Campaign, History is Against First Round Loser

Flávio Bolsonaro declare the “end of the PT era” while Lula concedes he expected to win outright and vowed a “new campaign,” but no Brazilian candidate has come back from a first-round deficit in a runoff since 1989

By Sociedad Media Oct 5, 2026 4 min read

Democracy

Brazil Set For October 25 Runoff — Flávio Bolsonaro BEATS Lula as Nation’s Right Sweeps Governorships & Senate

Flávio Bolsonaro finishes first with 47.03% against Lula’s 45.16%, setting up an October 25 runoff, while the PL swept governorships and won a record 19 Senate seats

By Dionys Duroc 6 min read

Brazil Set For October 25 Runoff — Flávio Bolsonaro BEATS Lula as Nation’s Right Sweeps Governorships & Senate

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

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

President Keiko Fujimori creates Unified Command joining the Armed Forces & National Police to carry out operations against gangs, retake prisons & expand the state’s response to organized crime

By Dionys Duroc Oct 10, 2026 4 min read

Security

From the Donbas to Mexico’s Drug War: Cartels Sends Fighters to Learn Drone Warfare in Ukraine

Reports say Mexican & Colombian cartel members are seeking drone training in Ukraine, and that cartels are recruiting Colombian veterans of the war. Unverified video circulates, spreads concern

Security

U.S. & Argentine Marines Conduct Cold-Weather Mountain Training in Ushuaia

U.S. Marine mountain-warfare instructors train with Argentina’s 4th Marine Infantry Battalion in Ushuaia from September 8 to 22. Critics question whether the exercise had proper congressional authorization as U.S. & Argentine security apparatuses solidify closer military alliance

Security

U.S. Ships MQ-9 Reaper Drones to Colombia to Expand Counter-Narcotics Campaign

U.S. moves MQ-9 Reaper drones from Africa to Colombia & Ecuador as it widens its campaign against drug traffickers

Security

500 U.S. Troops Deployed to Rio Grande After Cartel Gunfire Hits Coast Guard Vessel

After suspected cartel gunmen fired on a Coast Guard vessel near Garceno, Texas, the U.S. Army is deploying roughly 500 troops to the Rio Grande Valley for at least 30 days

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

By Sociedad Media Oct 4, 2026 5 min read

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

Brazil

Brazil’s Election Just Got Tighter — And a First-Time Candidate Is Quietly Building a Third Lane

Brazil’s presidential race tightens with Lula’s lead over Flávio Bolsonaro nearly erased two months before the vote — while first-time candidate Renan Santos, has quietly built a “third way” lane

Business

Barranquilla Unveils Kristal Mall, $1 Billion-Plus Waterfront Mega-Project On Gran Malecón

By Sociedad Media 2 min read

Business

PepsiCo Announces $1 Billion Investment In Colombia Over Five Years, Colombia’s President Confirms

By Sociedad Media 2 min read

Business

LATAM Airlines Evaluating Domestic Subsidiary Inside Venezuela — a Move Unprecedented

By Sociedad Media 2 min read

Business

Colombia & Japan Renew Coffee Ties With New Trade Agreement

By Sociedad Media 3 min read

Mexico

Mexico City Lights Landmarks in Iran’s Colors For “Tehran Day”

Mexico City lights landmarks in the colors of Iran’s flag to mark “Tehran Day.” Iran’s embassy thanked the city, three weeks after Tehran lit the Azadi Tower in Mexico’s colors as both nations draw closer

By Sociedad Media Oct 8, 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

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Security

From the Donbas to Mexico’s Drug War: Cartels Sends Fighters to Learn Drone Warfare in Ukraine

By Sociedad Media Oct 7, 2026

Central America

Costa Rica Finishes Bukele-Style Mega-Prison For 5,100 Inmates

By Sociedad Media Oct 7, 2026

Security

U.S. & Argentine Marines Conduct Cold-Weather Mountain Training in Ushuaia

By Sociedad Media Oct 7, 2026

Culture

Beyond Beijing: The 160-Year Story of the Chinese in the Dominican Republic

By Sociedad Media Oct 6, 2026

Security

U.S. Ships MQ-9 Reaper Drones to Colombia to Expand Counter-Narcotics Campaign

By Sociedad Media Oct 6, 2026

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Sociedad Media Now: Baker Hughes Signs Gas Alliance With PDVSA, Trump’s Approval Rating in LATAM & Caracas Reforms Maduro’s Infamous Anti-Hate Law

By Sociedad Media Oct 6, 2026

Miami News

South Beach Ranked Among Top 20 Best Beaches in the Americas

By Sociedad Media Oct 6, 2026

Miami News

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

By Sociedad Media Oct 6, 2026

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

Sociedad Media Now: Immigration Impacts Miami Republicans Before Midterms

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

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

Beyond Beijing: The 160-Year Story of the Chinese in the Dominican Republic

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’s Tech Boom Is Here. The Question Is What Comes Next?

Miami’s Condo Crisis Has a Delayed Detonation Date, and It’s Hitting Owners & Buyers Right Now

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

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

Democratic Socialists Storm South Florida: A Rally, the DSA & a Primary Election To Shape November

Florida’s First Open Governor’s Race in Eight Years: What Miami’s Latino Community Should Watch For

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

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

Baker Hughes Signs Gas Alliance With PDVSA, Opening a Path to Venezuela’s First LNG Exports

Machado Signals Willingness to Meet Delcy Rodríguez as Pressure Builds Over Venezuela’s Political Transition

Blackout Protests Spread Late Wednesday Night in Venezuela as Outages Reach 16 Hours a Day

Machado’s Press Chief Returns To Venezuela, Possible Test Run For The Opposition Leader’s Comeback

Venezuela Restores Access to Blocked News Sites, But Most Restrictions Remain

Venezuela’s Opposition Returns to Table in Caracas as Trump Hints at Delcy Rodríguez Meeting at U.N.

Who Is Alejandro Betancourt, and Why Is He at the Center of Trump’s Venezuela Oil Deal?

Economy ›

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

Milei Meets Macron in Paris, Seeking Investment Backing for Argentina’s Economic Program

China Slaps 55% Tariff on Brazilian Beef Starting Oct. 1; Argentina Looks to Move in

As Inflation Tops 500%, Venezuela’s Opposition Pushes Bill to Kill the Bolívar for Good

Society ›

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

Puerto Rico Secures $124.7 Million From Meta in Historic Child Safety Settlement

LATAM’S Most Developed Countries, Ranked: Chile Leads a Region of Contrasts

Sheinbaum Mañanera Highlights Dangers Of Social Media Use For Children, Previews Late-August Regulation Proposal

Culture ›

Beyond Beijing: The 160-Year Story of the Chinese in the Dominican Republic

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

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

Cuba’s Population In Freefall: Deaths Doubled Births in 2025 as Economic Conditions Worsen

Cuba’s Military Holds $18 Billion in Liquid Assets While Its People Endure Blackouts and Hunger

“End Of the PT Era”: Flávio Bolsonaro & Lula Open Runoff Campaign, History is Against First Round Loser

“End Of the PT Era”: Flávio Bolsonaro & Lula Open Runoff Campaign, History is Against First Round Loser

Brazil Set For October 25 Runoff — Flávio Bolsonaro BEATS Lula as Nation’s Right Sweeps Governorships & Senate

OFFICIAL: Flávio Bolsonaro BEATS Lula in First Round Vote, Run-Off Set For October 25

New Political Prisoners Released In Venezuela Following Opposition Talks, Rodríguez Hails “Process Of Democratic Transformation”

U.N. Says Repression in Nicaragua Now “Reaches Every Sector.” Here’s What We Know

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

The Stronghold: How Miami’s Cuban Exile Community Shaped U.S. Foreign Policy for Sixty Years — and is Shaping it Still

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

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

From the Donbas to Mexico’s Drug War: Cartels Sends Fighters to Learn Drone Warfare in Ukraine

U.S. & Argentine Marines Conduct Cold-Weather Mountain Training in Ushuaia

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