One thing is always constant in Latin America: Change. From Venezuela’s unfinished transition to Peru’s revolving presidential door, Latin America’s struggle for democratic governance is the defining story of our time. Sociedad Media covers elections, political crises, authoritarian backsliding, and the movements fighting for accountability & free expression across the region — reported with the depth and sourcing that Miami’s Latin American community deserves
For the fourth time, Keiko Fujimori is one election away from Peru’s presidency. Her opponent is a former minister under a president who tried to stage a coup and is now in prison. The June 7 vote is a stress test for a country that has cycled through eight presidents in a decade
New poll has Paloma Valencia overtaking Abelardo De la Espriella for second place — and the runoff math against Cepeda has shifted with it. With violence dominating voter concerns and a Washington warning about democratic deterioration, the final stretch begins
Miners marchs 1,100 kilometers to La Paz. Dynamite is going off outside the presidential palace and economic grievances are real. So is the former president’s fingerprints on the unrest
Former president fails to appear in court Monday in Tarija as judges prepare to begin closing arguments in a case that has followed him for years — and that his lawyers say is designed to keep him out of politics
Laura Fernández is the second woman to lead Costa Rica — and she starts with more political power than most presidents ever get. What she does with it will matter well beyond her country's borders
With Iván Cepeda leading every major poll, two conservative candidates are locked in a bitter battle for the single runoff slot that could stop him — while a wave of FARC dissident violence reshapes the stakes of the vote
Peru’s Congress — where more than half of members are under criminal investigation — has spent years dismantling the tools used to prosecute organized crime & June 7 runoff will produce a new president but not a new Congress
Wave of terrorist attacks kills 20 people in Cauca in 48 hours. Right-wing candidate wants to make Álvaro Uribe Defense Minister & Petro meets Venezuela’s new government as voters prepare to head to the polls in Colombia on May 31
Eight days after Peruvians voted, the country still doesn’t know who will face Keiko Fujimori on June 7. The count has been raided, challenged, and frozen by approximately 6,000 disputed ballot records. The situation is now in the hands of judges — not voters
A document filed with the U.S. Department of Justice on April 14 reveals that Venezuela’s acting president has hired a Washington lobbyist to lay the groundwork for her presidential campaign
A police raid on the electoral authority. Voting extended to Monday. A record 35 candidates split the vote. Peru held its most chaotic first-round election in decades on Sunday — and the country still does not know who will fight for the presidency on June 7