One week after Peru’s June 7 presidential runoff, Keiko Fujimori leads Roberto Sánchez by just 600 votes out of 18 million counted — a margin that has changed hands multiple times and that election authorities say could take until mid-July to certify
Latin America’s economy is being reshaped simultaneously from three directions — Kast formally abandons Chile’s zero-deficit pledge, Venezuela’s military is bombing gold mines in Bolívar state, and Washington & Beijing spend billions to lock in the region’s lithium, copper, and rare earths
Latin America holds 60% of world’s lithium, the largest copper reserves on earth, and rare earth deposits that Washington & Beijing are spending billions to lock in
Venezuela’s military launches major offensive against illegal gold mining operations in Bolívar state as the government moves to clear criminal organizations from the Orinoco Mining Arc ahead of a planned opening of sector
Three months after winning Chile’s presidency with 58% of the vote on a promise of fiscal discipline, José Antonio Kast formally abandoned his zero-deficit pledge on June 9 — replacing it with a target of 1.5% of GDP by 2030
Colombia’s June 21 runoff is being shadowed by FARC car bombs, while Paraguay has quietly built the hemisphere’s most aggressive anti-PCC military architecture as Brazil records its lowest homicide rate in a decade in 2025 even as overall crime rises
Brazil records lowest homicide rate in over a decade — but extortion, cybercrime, police killings, and disappearances all rose in the same period, while PCC and CV cells expanded across 12 U.S. states
Eight months before Washington, Paraguay designated the PCC & Comando Vermelho as terrorist organizations — and has since signed a Status of Forces Agreement with the U.S. as it begins to ramp up its military effort against crime networks
FARC dissident car bomb near a police station in Cauca, ELN allegations of voter pressure in favor of Iván Cepeda, and Colombia’s most powerful drug lord threatening violence against “warmongering sectors.” The security crisis shadowing Colombia’s June 21 presidential runoff
Stay up-to-date on the latest export news between the United States & Brazil as the Trump administration levies a new round of tariffs on Lula’s Brazil four months before presidential election
The U.S. share of Brazilian exports hit a historic low of 9.4% in the first quarter of 2026 — the worst figure ever recorded — as the Trump administration proposes fresh 25% tariff
Peru’s presidential runoff remains too close to call with Keiko Fujimori & Roberto Sánchez separated by fractions of a percentage point as left-wing Sánchez doubles down on promise that defines his candidacy
