NEW ERA IN CHILE Chile’s new President Kast to signal swift alignment with Trump 11-03-2026 14:21 Kast’s new administration plans to sign broad agreements with the United States to boost cooperation on critical minerals and security matters.
POLITICS & CONGRESS Silent deputies – the lawmakers who said nothing in Congress last year 11-03-2026 13:23 Survey of Congress speeches from 2025 shows there were 17 deputies who never spoke a word in the chamber last year, while dozens more only uttered a few in all the year. by Julian D'Imperio
NEW ERA IN CHILE José Antonio Kast, Chile's most right-wing president since Pinochet, takes office 11-03-2026 12:02 José Antonio Kast's rise comes amid a conservative wave sweeping Latin America and after Trump's re-election in the United States.
TRUMP & THE AMERICAS Trump convenes Latin American leaders to curb crime, immigration 07-03-2026 08:21 Summit at Trump's golf club in Doral, Florida, marks the latest instance of the president moving ahead with his so-called "Donroe Doctrine" of asserting expanded US authority in the Western Hemisphere.
GEOPOLITICS Trump’s Latin American allies face a dilemma over China, Iran war 06-03-2026 13:11 Donald Trump is gathering his top allies from Latin America at a moment when a new US military conflict is putting even his best friends in the region under newfound pressure.
ANALYSIS Trump takes anti-China crusade to Chile ahead of Latin America summit 23-02-2026 17:35 Chile for decades finessed the geopolitical rivalry between China, its top trading partner, and the US, its leading foreign investor. Those days seem to be over.
UNREST IN PERU Peru set for eighth president in a decade after fresh impeachment 18-02-2026 18:32 Congress impeaches interim president after four months in office; José Jeri accused of irregular hiring; Motion to oust him on claims of influence-peddling received the backing of dozens of lawmakers.
PRESIDENT ON TOUR Milei travels to US for Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ meeting 18-02-2026 17:47 President will attend the first edition of new Trump-led council that aims to resolve conflict in the Middle East.
POLITICS Opposition challenges English training contract linked to top official's wife 17-02-2026 15:32 Criticism over Foreign Ministry's English-language training contract; Government insists integrity controls were activated and denies any irregularity; Complaint alleges failure to publish conflict-of-interest declaration.
POLITICS & LABOUR Milei’s labour reform clears first hurdle despite demonstrations 12-02-2026 10:58 Labour reform wins Senate approval in early morning vote after day of violent clashes near Congress; With 42 votes in favour and 30 against, controversial package will be debated by national deputies in the coming days; Lawmakers can still revise text.
EPSTEIN FILES & ARGENTINA Epstein files show link to ‘Fred’ Machado 05-02-2026 16:28 Declassified documents indicate disgraced late financier Jeffrey Epstein negotiated aircraft purchases tied to Federico ‘Fred’ Machado.
NATIONAL HISTORY Heirs denounce Milei’s controversial transfer of San Martín’s sabre 04-02-2026 22:59 President Javier Milei’s decision to move the sabre of General José de San Martín to a military regiment sparks debate, indignation and a high-profile resignation.
CRIME & SECURITY Peru agrees to extradite main suspect in triple homicide case 03-02-2026 23:17 Peruvian government greenlights transfer of Tony 'Pequeño J' Janzen Valverde Victoriano, who will face trial in Argentina for the brutal murder of three young girls in Greater Buenos Aires last September.
GEOPOLITICS & DIPLOMACY ‘Davos of Latin America’ tests Lula’s regional clout 28-01-2026 21:30 First gathering of regional heads of state since the United States captured Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, sparking outrage from Lula but praise from other leaders.
Politics in Chile Chile president picks Pinochet lawyers as ministers of human rights, defence 21-01-2026 11:24 Chile's right-wing president-elect names two ex-lawyers of former dictator Augusto Pinochet to lead the ministries of defence and human rights.
INTELLIGENCE SERVICES Milei decree reshapes SIDE intelligence services, rekindling overreach fears 17-01-2026 07:19 Changes formalised by Decree 941/2025, published in the Official Gazette on January 2, redefine the functioning of the SIDE intelligence services, reduce its internal structure and expand its powers as the central authority for intelligence. by Rodis Recalt
CRIME: Robbery that stunned a nation Argentina remembers the ‘Heist of the Century,’ 20 years on 13-01-2026 12:01 Two decades ago, a criminal gang entered a branch of Banco Río in San Isidro, taking 23 people hostage. In a daring operation involving underground tunnels, inflatable rafts and fake weapons, they managed to outwit 300 police officers and escape – albeit temporarily – with bagfuls of cash and jewellery. Twenty years on, only around US$1.5 million has ever been recovered, with the fate of the rest of haul unknown.
DIPLOMACY & FOREIGN POLICY Argentina leads bloc to stop CELAC rebuke of US action in Venezuela 05-01-2026 13:19 Buenos Aires leads group of regional governments in preventing unanimous CELAC statement condemning Washington’s actions in Venezuela, highlighting political divisions across Latin America.
Foreign relations & diplomacy Milei eyes regional LatAm bloc to tackle ‘cancer of socialism’ 02-01-2026 10:23 Argentina’s president says he is working with up to 10 regional right-wing leaders to form a bloc that will “embrace the ideas of freedom” and tackle “the cancer of socialism.”
Foreign relations & diplomacy Report: Milei mulls right-wing summit as allies advance in Latin America 26-12-2025 10:15 President Milei studying potential summit of right-wing leaders in Argentina following recent election wins for allies.
CAMPAIGN COMMENTS Is Kast caste? 20-12-2025 07:31 While Bolivia, Honduras and now Chile have all swung right in recent voting, Trump’s pet candidate in each nation had problems riding the crest of the wave. by Michael Soltys
LATIN AMERCIAN POLITICS Milei embraces Chile's president-elect Kast, cementing right-wing alliance 17-12-2025 10:14 Argentina's president is eagerly embracing José Antonio Kast as another partner in a right-wing project he sees himself as commanding across the region.
ANALYSIS Chile follows Latin American neighbours in lurching right 16-12-2025 07:49 Leftist leaders have not won a single presidential election in Latin America this year as voters opt for change.
CHILE ELECTION 2025 President-elect Kast faces hard choices as Chile enters new era 15-12-2025 16:12 Chile's hard-right president-elect José Antonio Kast will inherit a stalled economy, high crime rates and a fractured Congress.
HUMAN RIGHTS Chilean hard-right victory stirs memories of Pinochet dictatorship 15-12-2025 15:49 The election of José Antonio Kast in Chile's run-off revives the ghosts and the deep scars of Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship.
CHILE ELECTION 2025 Chile shifts right as Pinochet fan Kast wins election run-off by landslide 15-12-2025 15:32 Voters elected José Antonio Kast, the most right-wing president in 35 years of Chilean democracy, with a thumping 58 percent of vote in run-off against Jeannette Jara.
POLITICS & CORRUPTION Senator-elect accused of US drug arrest gives up battle for seat 03-12-2025 12:57 La Libertad Avanza national deputy Lorena Villaverde says she has “no ongoing criminal cases either in Argentina or in the United States” against her but says she will resign the Senate seat she won in October to stay in the lower house.
GEOPOLITICS & DIPLOMACY Adapt or die: Latin America's response to Trump 26-11-2025 15:23 No country has been left untouched by what many view as a return to US interventionism in what the Trump administration has taken to calling "our hemisphere."
CORRUPTION & THE COURTS Court revisits driver’s bribery testimony in ‘Cuadernos’ corruption trial 21-11-2025 12:44 Testimony from a chauffeur at heart of probe and a former public works secretary intensifies pressure on Cristina Fernández de Kirchner as bribery case accelerates.
Foreign policy & diplomacy Milei's new challenge: Becoming Trump's delegate in Latin America 20-11-2025 00:39 Argentina’s government cheered last Sunday's election result in Chile and is already imagining a right-wing regional bloc led by President Javier Milei. by Alejandro Gomel
ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE Five tourists killed by blizzard in Chilean Patagonia 19-11-2025 15:12 Powerful blizzard in Chile’s Torres del Paine National Park leaves five foreign tourists dead; Authorities warn extreme winds and sleet will continue in the region, hampering rescue efforts for missing hikers.
CHILE ELECTION 2025 ‘America’s freedom advances’ – Argentina’s Milei and Chile’s Kast speak 18-11-2025 15:50 Pinochet admirer holds discussion with Argentina's libertarian leader after first round of Chilean election.
ANALYSIS Crime, economic woes push South American voters to right 18-11-2025 15:36 Reasons why South Americans are electing right-wing candidates this year differ in each country, but they’re all driving the region in the same political direction.
CHILE ELECTION 2025 A pragmatic communist and a far-right leader: Chile's presidential finalists 17-11-2025 12:22 Leftist candidate Jeannette Jara and far-right leader José Antonio Kast will go head-to-head in Chile's presidential run-off next month.
CHILE ELECTION 2025 Three takeaways from Chile's election 17-11-2025 12:16 With the sum of the votes cast on the right more than doubling those on the left, José Antonio Kast can expect to dramatically expand his vote in the second round.
CHILE ELECTION 2025 Leftist, far-right candidates advance to Chilean presidential run-off 17-11-2025 12:13 Chile's leftist former labour minister Jeannette Jara and far-right leader José Antonio Kast will go head-to-head in a presidential run-off after topping Sunday's first round of voting in an election dominated by violent crime.
CHILE ELECTION 2025 Chile assets soar as election paves way for right-wing president 17-11-2025 12:01 José Antonio Kast emerged victorious among a field of right-wing candidates whose supporters he’s now likely to pick up, positioning him as the favourite in the December 14 run-off. Jeannette Jara moved on to the second round but with fewer votes than expected.
CHILE ELECTION 2025 Chile’s right targets migrants ahead of election 12-11-2025 16:37 Chile’s political right is seizing on anti-migrant sentiment ahead of Sunday’s elections. But beneath the hardline rhetoric lies an economy increasingly dependent on foreign workers.
CHILE ELECTION 2025 A Communist, YouTuber or Pinochet fan? Chile's presidential candidates 11-11-2025 22:46 Eight candidates are competing in Sunday's first round of voting for one of two spots in December's run-off – here's a look at the four leading the polls.
CHILE ELECTION 2025 Calls for 'mano dura' as crime-rattled Chile votes for president 11-11-2025 21:11 Illegal migration is a central issue in Chile's election campaign, with a majority of citizens linking a rise in crime to the migration wave; Left-winger Jeannette Jara is leading the polls, but would likely be defeated in a potential run-off against Pinochet cheerleader José Antonio Kast.
POLITICS & THE COURTS Alleged drug-trafficker Federico ‘Fred’ Machado set for extradition to US 04-11-2025 11:08 Businessman accused of drug-trafficking by US courts whose links to La Libertad Avanza legislative hopeful José Luis Espert forced the politician to step down his candidacy is due to be deported on Wednesday, according to reports.
Kast Migrant Policy Chile’s far-right candidate says migrants must pay for their own deportation 28-10-2025 15:50 Far-right candidate José Antonio Kast pledges migrants will cover their own deportation costs as Chile’s election campaign intensifies.
Funds and bonds Bessent steps in to protect profits of friendly investors in Argentina 22-10-2025 17:03 US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent comes to the rescue of hedge funds including BlackRock, Fidelity, Pimco and Discovery Capital Management, all of which bought Argentine bonds. Several fund managers share a professional past with the US official.
INTERVIEW Diego Santilli: ‘President Milei has to win, even if by one vote’ 18-10-2025 06:07 National deputy, who won the 2021 midterms against a united Peronism front, tops the slate of the new La Libertad Avanza alliance that is aligned with PRO. In an interview, he gives his view of the José Luis Espert case, vindicates President Javier Milei and pleads with citizens in Buenos Aires Province “to turn out to vote.”
ELECTIONS 2025 Santilli, Milei’s last-minute substitute, tries to clear ballot confusion 15-10-2025 14:23 Santilli, a lifetime politician who also once ran on a Peronist ticket, blames “political dinosaurs” for not letting the party put his face on a new ballot.
Political crisis in Peru Peru's new president names ex-general to oversee 'war' on gangs 15-10-2025 11:31 President José Jerí assumed the Presidency last week after Congress voted to impeach unpopular leader Dina Boluarte amid a surge in gang-related violence.
ELECTIONS 2025 Electoral court rules Santilli will head LLA list in Buenos Aires Province 11-10-2025 17:57 Argentina’s National Electoral Chamber overturns federal judge’s previous decision and rules PRO deputy Diego Santilli should top La Libertad Avanza’s list in Buenos Aires Province following José Luis Espert’s resignation amid scandal.
POLITICS & CORRUPTION Espert for President! 11-10-2025 06:00 José Luis Espert’s fall from grace was dramatic, portentous. In just a few weeks, he went from one of the pillars of Javier Milei’s government to a political outcast. by Agustino Fontevecchia
ESPERT-MACHADO SCANDAL US report on Machado funds poses uncomfortable questions for Bullrich 09-10-2025 01:05 US government report by Homeland Security indicates that Machado had already been linked to drug-trafficking and money-laundering in 2021.
POLITICS & CORRUPTION Scandal-hit lawmaker Espert seeks leave of absence from lower house 08-10-2025 14:31 La Libertad Avanza national deputy, now facing money-laundering probe over links to suspected drug-trafficker and fraudster, requests leave of absence until December 8 – two days before his term in office ends.