Andean Group - March 2026

With the signing into law of an amnesty bill for political prisoners on 19 February, Venezuela’s new government has taken an important step towards easing the repression that prevailed under former president Nicolás Maduro (2013-2026).... Read More

With the signing into law of an amnesty bill for political prisoners on 19 February, Venezuela’s new government has taken an important step towards easing the repression that prevailed under former president Nicolás Maduro (2013-2026).... Read More

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro took office in August 2022 with the uplifting message that a new approach could break a vicious cycle of violence that has lasted over six decades.... Read More

Colombia’s 8 March legislative election produced another divided congress that won’t make life easier for the next president, and primaries held the same day shook up the outlook on the presidential race itself.... Read More

Ecuador suffered its second most violent January in history this year, hot on the heels of what was, by some distance, the country’s most violent year on record in 2025.... Read More

In a high stakes bet, on 26 February Ecuador’s national assembly approved a sweeping mining and energy reform that aims to revitalise the economy, help combat criminal gangs, and shore up the public coffers.... Read More

On 29 January a Lima court partially upheld a complaint brought by Cosco Shipping Ports Chancay Perú (CSPCP), the Chinese state firm which operates the Chancay megaport that opened in November 2024 [EB-24-12].... Read More

Bolivia is facing yet another fuel crisis, after revelations in early February that contaminated fuel was distributed by state-owned hydrocarbons company Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB).... Read More

COLOMBIA | Petro insists on minimum wage hike.... Read More