News of right wing latin america

Bolivia scandal shines light on Cerimedo’s far-right connections

Today 17:18 A look at the Fernando Cerimedo attempted murder scandal in Bolivia and its repercussions for the Latin American right.

Politics

President: Not re-electing me would be 'social suicide'

03-09-2026 00:27 President closes out right-wing Vientos de Cambio forum in Buenos Aires by ruling out any softening of his austerity drive ahead of next year's vote; While defending his economic programme and sharp attacks on the opposition, he declares: "If we don't win, it's because as a society we're choosing to commit suicide.”

EARTHQUAKE TRAGEDY

Colombia enters 'final phase' of quake search as toll clears 265

13-08-2026 12:04 Magnitude 7.4 quake, the strongest to hit Colombia this century, has killed 265 people and injured more than 3,500, with almost 500 still missing, according to local authorities.

THE RIGHT IN LATIN AMERICA

Colombia’s new president joins a right-wing wave facing tough reality

08-08-2026 04:59 Conservative lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella joins Javier Milei, Chile’s José Antonio Kast and Peru’s Keiko Fujimori in a broad regional shift to the right.

Colombia election 2026

Trump ally wins Colombia election, heralding pro-market turn

22-06-2026 18:40 Election of conservative lawyer heralds swing back to business-friendly and pro-US policies after four years of leftist rule under Gustavo Petro.

FOREIGN POLICY

Milei meets Kast after failed arrest of Chilean ex-guerrilla

06-04-2026 13:36 Argentina’s President hosts Chilean counterpart in Buenos Aires as ties deepen; Visit overshadowed by failed arrest of ex-guerrilla wanted by Santiago as leaders seek closer political and economic alignment.

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.

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.

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

News of right wing latin america

Bolivia scandal shines light on Cerimedo’s far-right connections

President: Not re-electing me would be 'social suicide'

Colombia enters 'final phase' of quake search as toll clears 265

Colombia’s new president joins a right-wing wave facing tough reality

Trump ally wins Colombia election, heralding pro-market turn

Milei meets Kast after failed arrest of Chilean ex-guerrilla

José Antonio Kast, Chile's most right-wing president since Pinochet, takes office

Report: Milei mulls right-wing summit as allies advance in Latin America

Milei's new challenge: Becoming Trump's delegate in Latin America

Lionel Messi nears deal to buy another football team

Messi closes in on takeover of Spanish second-division club

Argentina files lawsuit against oil firms operating off Malvinas

Argentina's PISA scores fall, Milei government blames predecessors

Inflation in Buenos Aires City slowed to 1.7% in August

Alejandro Fantino: "Llaryora no perdió nunca una final desde que defiende el título"

Una encuesta revela cómo se divide el electorado entre rechazar a Milei o frenar al peronismo: "Votar al menos peor"

Sentencia: aseguradora no debe indemnizar al dueño de auto robado con las llaves puestas y las puertas abiertas

Myriam Bregman y Nicolás Del Caño convocaron a una marcha contra el Gobierno: cuándo y dónde será

Arrestan al matrimonio dueño de una concesionaria: habrían estafado a 47 personas, incluyendo un diputado libertario y el hermano de Pichot