Dionys Duroc

South America

Shocking Colombian Political Assassination Has New Suspect. The Bigger Question is Who Gave the Order — and Whether it Happens Again

A man accused of helping plan the assassination of Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay was arrested in Buenos Aires this week. The suspect is a logistics operative, and the alleged masterminds are a FARC dissident faction operating out of Venezuela with presidential elections 37-days away

By Dionys Duroc · Apr 24, 2026

The Real Cost of Living in Miami — the Capital of Latin America

Miami is the city where Latin America arrives, rebuilds, and puts down roots. It’s also one of the most expensive cities in the U.S. & the gap between what the city costs & what most of its Latino residents earn is getting harder to close

By Dionys Duroc · Apr 23, 2026

South America

Colombia at the Crossroads: Fuel Crisis, Ecuador’s Trade War & an Election to Define the Country’s Economic Future

Rising oil prices from the Iran conflict, 900% pipeline tariff hike from Ecuador, a central bank standoff & a May 31 presidential vote — Colombia is entering its most consequential economic moment in years with no easy exits

By Dionys Duroc · Apr 23, 2026

Nuevo Miami

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

More than 900 journalists have been forced out of Latin America since 2018. Many end up in Miami. This is the story of the city that became the hemisphere’s unofficial newsroom in exile

By Dionys Duroc · Apr 23, 2026

Americas

Peru in Crisis: A Stalled F-16 Deal, Two Cabinet Resignations & a New Impeachment Threat — Six Weeks Before the Runoff

Peru is on its ninth president in a decade. A $3.5 billion U.S. arms deal just collapsed the cabinet. The election count is still disputed & a presidential runoff is six weeks away. This is what a decade of institutional collapse looks like in real time

By Dionys Duroc · Apr 23, 2026

Security

15 Months into Ecuador’s War on the Gangs: What We Know — and What it Means for Latin America

Ecuador declared an internal armed conflict in January 2024, 15 months later, it has the highest homicide rate in Latin America, U.S. forces operating on its soil & a president asking Washington for troops. Here’s where things stand

By Dionys Duroc · Apr 22, 2026

Brazil

Wall Street Journal Calls Brazil’s Gangs the New Italian Mafia — Brasília is Outraged

A bombshell WSJ investigation compared the PCC to the Sicilian mob and called it a global cocaine superpower. In Brazil, the reaction was volcanic — and in Washington, the timing could not be more loaded

By Dionys Duroc · Apr 22, 2026