Federico Rivas Molina

The leaders of Brazil, Mexico and Colombia have responded in very different ways to the return of the far right to the South American country, which held a runoff vote on Sunday

Border immigration controls are being transferred from the Ministry of the Interior to the Ministry of Security, and will no longer be in the hands of civilians

A conservative network that originated in Brazil and spread through Argentina has reached Mexico, acting as a political weapon

The far right bounced back from its defeat two months ago in Buenos Aires against Peronism and scored solid results in major provinces such as Córdoba, Mendoza, Santa Fe, and Entre Ríos

In an interview with EL PAÍS, the president-elect of the Andean country says that he considers himself a centrist politician

The son of the country’s former head of state, Bolivia’s election winner gained support among voters who abandoned Evo Morales’s MAS party

The center-right candidate wins the second round with 54.5% of the votes over the conservative Jorge Tuto Quiroga

‘If he loses, we are not going to be generous with Argentina,’ the Republican warns during a meeting with his counterpart at the White House

Javier Milei’s government has spent about $2.5 billion in just over two weeks to prop up the peso

The president of Argentina sang covers of popular songs as a way of presenting his latest book, ‘The Construction of a Miracle,’ ahead of a key vote later this month

The unprecedented US financial aid, hailed at the Casa Rosada as a major victory, puts the Argentine president under the Republican’s influence

With interest rates soaring and reserves in the red, Argentina’s far-right president is finding it increasingly difficult to keep his fiscal adjustment afloat. He is hoping a recent pledge from the White House will save him from the abyss

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warns ‘speculators’ that Trump ‘has given President Milei a rare endorsement of a foreign official’

The president of Argentina has begun his campaign for the October legislative elections, battered by a recent defeat and burdened by feuds within the far right

Cristina Kirchner’s party defeated the far-right candidates by more than 13 points in Sunday’s vote in a key Argentine province

Argentine government denounces illegal espionage operation carried out by ‘individuals linked to Russian intelligence services’ ahead of crucial midterm election

The Christian Democratic Party candidate pulled off a surprise victory, winning the most votes in the first round ahead of the former president. The left is out of the power struggle for the first time in 20 years

The Brazilian president also believes Jair Bolsonaro should be tried for inciting the US to use trade as a weapon over the latter’s trial for plotting to overturn the 2022 election

The former president faces trial for allegedly plotting to commit a coup to remain in office despite his defeat in the 2022 election. This latest move is unlikely to improve relations with Donald Trump, who calls it ‘a witch hunt’

The Department of Justice will file a brief with the Court of Appeals against the order to transfer 51% of the oil company’s shares to an investment fund

The Argentine president faced a rebellion from allied governors and legislators, exposing the limits of his strategy of constant confrontation

The widow of José Mujica remembers him during a conversation with EL PAÍS in the country house where they shared a life together. Topolansky, who previously served as a senator and as the vice president of Uruguay, and her husband dedicated themselves to politics for 40 years

The former president has been barred for life from running for public office, but she is by no means out of the electoral game

The former guerrilla fighter and symbol of the Latin American left has died after a long battle with cancer. He captivated the world with his steadfast commitment to frugality and simplicity

In September 1960, Argentina was captivated by the arrest of a German of humble origins who was mistaken for Adolf Hitler’s closest confidant

The pontiff confronted the Kirchner administration — which considered him ‘right-wing’ — and was questioned for his role during the country’s last military dictatorship (1976-1983), when he was the leader of the Jesuits in Argentina