Andean Group - January 2026

We begin this January 2026 edition of the Latin American Regional Report: Andean Group with two articles looking at the fallout of the US military raid on Venezuela to arrest former president Nicolás Maduro (2013-2026) and his wife on drug and weapons charges.... Read More

The 13-year presidency of Nicolás Maduro (2013-2026) came to a dramatic end on 3 January when US special forces seized the Venezuelan leader and his wife against a backdrop of airstrikes in Caracas and whisked them away to face drugs and weapons charges in a New York courtroom.... Read More

Celebrations were largely absent in the streets of Caracas after the dramatic US raid to arrest former president Nicolás Maduro (2013-2026) on drug and weapons charges on 3 January.... Read More

Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa was confident of victory in a 16 November referendum that included a proposal to allow the return of foreign military bases – so confident, in fact, that he invited US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem to tour two prospective sites for US troops in the run-up to the vote.... Read More

Street protests and road blockades continued into the new year in Bolivia following the 17 December announcement by President Rodrigo Paz that he was scrapping fuel subsidies as part of wider measures aimed at stabilising the country’s economy.... Read More

Bolivia’s new centre-right government took office on 8 November with a promise of sweeping change after nearly two decades of rule by the left-wing Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS).... Read More

COLOMBIA | Record bond sale.... Read More