Andean Group - September 2025

We begin this September 2025 edition of the Latin American Regional Report: Andean Group with two articles discussing the 17 August first round of Bolivia’s general elections, which saw a total collapse for the ruling left-wing Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS).... Read More

The first round of Bolivia’s presidential election on 17 August saw a total collapse for the ruling left-wing Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS), with its candidate Eduardo del Castillo finishing in sixth place with just 3.17% of the vote, narrowly surpassing the 3% cut-off below which a party loses its legal status.... Read More

Security issues did not receive much attention ahead of the 17 August first round of Bolivia’s general election, which produced a crushing defeat for the ruling left-wing Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS).... Read More

The guilty verdict that was passed upon Colombia’s former president Álvaro Uribe (2002-2010) on 28 July was one of the most anticipated in the country’s recent history, and has been met with drastically differing responses on the left and right.... Read More

When the presidents of Venezuela and Colombia announced a huge binational economic zone along much of the northern part of their joint border, eyebrows were raised in Caracas and Bogotá alike.... Read More

Tensions have been rising between Peru’s government and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR), and President Dina Boluarte’s administration now appears to be seriously considering withdrawing from the Inter-American Convention on Human Rights which the court is tasked with upholding.... Read More

PERU | Interest rate cut.... Read More