South America

Sociedad Media covers South America’s most consequential stories—from Brazil’s political scandals and Argentina’s economic transformation under Javier Milei, to Colombia’s presidential race, Bolivia’s pivot toward Washington, and the security crisis reshaping Ecuador and beyond. Original English-language reporting on the continent that is home to the largest share of Miami’s Latin American community

Kast Promised to Balance Chile’s Books. Three Months In, He's Already Retreating

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

By Dionys Duroc

/ 11 Jun 2026

Kast Promised to Balance Chile’s Books. Three Months In, He's Already Retreating

Ex-President Pedro Castillo of Peru Sits In Prison — But Roberto Sánchez Promises to Set Him Free

Roberto Sánchez’s campaign is built around a single promise — freeing Pedro Castillo, the former president serving an 11 1/2-year sentence for attempting to dissolve Congress in December 2022. Will it succeed?

By Dionys Duroc

/ 8 Jun 2026

Ex-President Pedro Castillo of Peru Sits In Prison — But Roberto Sánchez Promises to Set Him Free

South America’s Most Ambitious Infrastructure Project Is Almost Complete — And It Will Change How the World Trades With the Continent

With just 21 meters of concrete separating the two ends of a 1,294-meter bridge over the Paraguay River, South America’s most ambitious infrastructure project is days from a historic milestone

By Dionys Duroc

/ 4 Jun 2026

South America’s Most Ambitious Infrastructure Project Is Almost Complete — And It Will Change How the World Trades With the Continent

Chile’s Kast Inherits Economic Emergency. Now His Austerity Agenda Is Bringing Students Into the Streets

Three months after winning Chile’s presidency, José Antonio Kast is governing through the country’s sharpest social unrest since he took office — as thousands of students clashed with police in Santiago Wednesday over his $6 billion austerity plan & education cuts

By Dionys Duroc

/ 4 Jun 2026

Chile’s Kast Inherits Economic Emergency. Now His Austerity Agenda Is Bringing Students Into the Streets

Noboa Drops Colombia Tariffs After Meeting With De la Espriella — Petro Calls It Election Interference

Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa lifts tariffs on Colombian imports following 10-minute call with opposition candidate De La Espriella — bypassing the Petro government and prompting Bogotá to accuse Quito of deliberate interference

By Dionys Duroc

/ 1 Jun 2026

Noboa Drops Colombia Tariffs After Meeting With De la Espriella — Petro Calls It Election Interference

Bolivia Congress Clears Way for Troops to Restore Order — Paz Says Country Is at Breaking Point

Four weeks of blockades. Four dead. Ninety arrested. A minister ambushed and rescued. And now a Congress that has voted by more than two-thirds to let the president deploy the army. Bolivia is not a protest. It is a constitutional crisis

By Sociedad Media

/ 28 May 2026

Bolivia Congress Clears Way for Troops to Restore Order — Paz Says Country Is at Breaking Point

Argentina’s Universities Are Protesting Again. Milei Cuts the Budget — Draws Heat From Students

Hundreds of thousands took to the streets across Argentina on May 12 — the fourth Federal University March since Milei took office. The government says it has met its obligations. University rectors say hospitals are on the verge of collapse

By Sociedad Media

/ 21 May 2026

Argentina’s Universities Are Protesting Again. Milei Cuts the Budget — Draws Heat From Students

Bolivia’s Unrest Worsens: Three Dead & $50 Million Lost Per Day — Washington Has Seen Enough

Since Sociedad Media’s first report on Bolivia’s crisis, the situation has deteriorated sharply. Emergency vehicles are being blocked from hospitals & the U.S. has called it what Paz’s government has been reluctant to: an attempted coup

By Dionys Duroc

/ 21 May 2026

Bolivia’s Unrest Worsens: Three Dead & $50 Million Lost Per Day — Washington Has Seen Enough

Argentina Confirms 41 Hantavirus Cases in 2026 as Authorities Scramble to Contain the Spread

Argentina is managing a surge in hantavirus infections — double last year’s rate — as the country investigates whether it is the source of a deadly outbreak that has killed three people aboard an international cruise ship

By Dionys Duroc

/ 7 May 2026

Argentina Confirms 41 Hantavirus Cases in 2026 as Authorities Scramble to Contain the Spread

Daniel Noboa Accuses Colombia’s Petro of Backing Guerrilla Incursion into Ecuador as Border Feud Worsens

What began as a trade dispute over border security has devolved into accusations of orchestrating a military incursion. Does Colombia’s election — only 32 days away — play into the border feud?

By Dionys Duroc

/ 30 Apr 2026

Daniel Noboa Accuses Colombia’s Petro of Backing Guerrilla Incursion into Ecuador as Border Feud Worsens

Petro Arrives in Caracas for the First Head of State Visit to Venezuela Since the Fall of Maduro

Colombia’s president is in Caracas — the first foreign leader to visit post-Maduro Venezuela. Border security, energy & most volatile frontier in South America are on the table

By Dionys Duroc

/ 24 Apr 2026

Petro Arrives in Caracas for the First Head of State Visit to Venezuela Since the Fall of Maduro

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

/ 24 Apr 2026

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