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Friday, 29 May 2026
COLOMBIA: Candidates make final pitch to voters
On 28 May the continuity candidate in Colombia’s 31 May presidential election, Iván Cepeda (Pacto Histórico), announced that if elected he will establish an anti-corruption commission led by Iván Velásquez, the former head of the United Nations-backed international commission against impunity in Guatemala (Cicig).
Friday, 29 May 2026
GUATEMALA: Arévalo denies requesting US joint military strikes
On 28 May Guatemala’s President Bernardo Arévalo said his government had requested US military cooperation to target drug trafficking groups but not joint military strikes in national territory.
Friday, 29 May 2026
MEXICO: Electoral reforms advance through congress
On 28 May Mexico’s congress approved several pieces of legislation relating to the electoral system.
Friday, 29 May 2026
CHILE: Kast lands regional security cooperation agreement
On 28 May representatives from the governments of Chile, Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia signed a new regional cooperation agreement in Chile’s capital, Santiago, to jointly combat transitional organised crime and drug trafficking.
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