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Bernardo Arévalo of the Movimiento Semilla party was elected president of Guatemala on Sunday August 20.

REACTION: Arévalo Wins Presidency in Guatemala

Analysts describe challenges ahead after a momentous victory for an anti-corruption candidate promising change.

Luisa González, left, and Daniel Noboa, right, participate in Ecuador's August 13 presidential debate.

REACTION: González, Noboa to Square off in Ecuador’s Presidential Runoff

Analysts react to the surprise result from the first round of the presidential election.

REACTION: Javier Milei Surprises in Argentina Primary Election

Analysts react to primary elections, which saw a surge for the libertarian outsider and a victory for Patricia Bullrich over Horacio Rodríguez Larreta.

Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was assassinated as crime and violence related to drug-trafficking continue to shake the country.

REACTION: Ecuador Presidential Candidate Assassinated

The unprecedented killing of Fernando Villavicencio, an outspoken critic of corruption and organized crime, has shaken the country ahead of elections on August 20.

Guatemalan presidential election candidates Bernardo Arévalo and Sandra Torres will head to a runoff election on August 20.

REACTION: Guatemala’s Surprising Runoff

Front-runner Sandra Torres will face unexpected second-place finisher Bernardo Arévalo on August 20.

President of Ecuador Guillermo Lasso speaks during his impeachment trial the day before dissolving the county's legislature.

REACTION: Ecuador’s Lasso Dissolves Congress

President Lasso invoked a never-before-used mechanism as his impeachment trial progressed.

REACTION: Petro’s Cabinet Purge: Ocampo Out

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has asked his entire Cabinet to resign as his administration faces its most serious ministerial crisis to date.

A university student in Managua, Nicaragua spraypaints a message demanding the release of Nicaragua's political prisoners.

REACTION: Nicaragua’s Prisoner Release

In a surprise move, Nicaragua released over 200 people, sending them to the U.S.

Chileans voted in a referendum on a new constitution last September, and will do so again this December.

REACTION: Chile’s New Constitutional Roadmap

Congress approved a plan to draft a constitution in 2023.

Hundreds of supporters of Brazil's far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro broke through police barricades and stormed into Congress, the presidential palace and the Supreme Court Sunday, in a dramatic protest against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's inauguration last week. (Photo by SERGIO LIMA/AFP via Getty Images)

REACTION: Brazil’s Capital Invasion: What’s Next?

Attackers invaded the centers of power in Brasília, asking for an intervention.

Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo dissolved Congress on December 7, 2022.

REACTION: Peru’s Castillo Arrested After Failed Self-Coup; What’s Next?

Dina Boluarte is the new president of Peru, after Castillo’s impeachment.

REACTION: A Third Term for Brazil’s Lula

A stunning turnaround for the leader comes just days short of the third anniversary of his leaving jail—and marks the first time an incumbent loses reelection in Brazil.

Brazilian presidential candidates speak after the first round sent the election to a second round that could shake Brazil's democracy.

REACTION: Brazil Heads to Runoff Election

The first-round vote ended with a margin much slimmer than expected between the main candidates, President Jair Bolsonaro and former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Chileans carrying flags celebrate Rechazo win in the plebiscite in Chile.

REACTION: Chile Rejects New Constitution

After a three-year process, the country is left with a question of how to fulfill their previous vote to change the magna carta.

REACTION: Gustavo Petro Elected President in Colombia

The former rebel defeated Rodolfo Hernández in the June 19 runoff.