On inauguration day, Colombia’s de la Espriella transferred 117 inmates to maximum-security prisons as Washington announced $1B in security aid — the largest since Plan Colombia. This week’s Inside Latin America breaks down the guerrilla landscape he inherits
Petro closed his presidency with a farewell visit to Havana days before his successor severs ties with Cuba, while Paraguay’s Congress rebukes Lula for invoking an 1864 war to justify defense spending — reopening old wounds
