Colombia’s capital of tourism has instituted a plan against sex work and trafficking in central neighborhoods geared towards “reestablishing public order”, but it fails to address the issue’s most basic causes. Many vulnerable families allow and even promote the sale of their children’s bodies. ‘To the police, we are nothing,’ says one woman
Brazil will extradite fugitive Jaime Saade to Barranquilla to begin serving his prison sentence
Following a wiretapping and polygraph scandal, the leader’s closest advisor, Laura Sarabia, returns to his side wielding more power than ever
The Colombian president’s tweets and his Foreign Minister’s issues jeopardize the most positive aspect of his administration
A year and a half into the government of Gustavo Petro, the president is losing support among centrists, according to a new survey by Cifras y Conceptos
The winner of the primaries thinks that there is a sector of Chavismo that is willing to move towards an orderly transition and accept that they will not be in power
With caution, the citizens of Venezuela hope for a resumption of negotiations between the government and the opposition, the easing of U.S. sanctions and the release of political prisoners. However, the Maduro regime has drawn a red line: it will not allow María Corina Machado to be a presidential candidate
Once a solitary politician whose outspoken views left her on the fringe, her overwhelming victory at the Sunday primary shows how many Venezuelans now see her as their best hope to defeat Nicolás Maduro in 2024
Early results showed the conservative politician obtaining 93% support in a ballot that was held despite numerous obstacles
María Corina Machado is expected to win the race, but it is unclear what will happen next, as she has been barred from holding public office
The opposition leader discusses with EL PAÍS why he withdrew as a candidate in the upcoming primaries
The politician — who currently leads the opposition primary polls in Venezuela — defends privatization policies and the reduction of the size of the state. However, she’s tolerant and flexible on issues such as abortion and gay marriage
Rising violence in Ecuador and the lack of a police presence in many areas of the capital has led residents to form vigilante groups to tackle criminals
The candidate for the Citizen Revolution Movement won 33% of the vote in the first round, while the businessman came in second place with 24%
The presidential election campaign has been marked by violence and the assassination of one of the candidates amid a wave of organized crime-related terror
The candidate for the Venezuelan opposition primaries, who is leading in the polls, talks to EL PAÍS about what she would do if she wins the nomination
The president, who began his mandate in August 2022 with 56% support, is trying to regain the initiative after several crises that have damaged his popularity
Up to 14 opposition candidates are taking part in the October 22 primaries, which will decide who will face Maduro in 2024. The so-called ‘iron lady’ is leading the polls with more than 50% of support
Colombia’s political crisis is growing, as questions surround the president’s former chief-of-staff and ambassador to Venezuela in a case involving wiretaps and a dead member of Petro’s security detail
The former Ecuadorian president is not ruling out convening a Constituent Assembly to invalidate the 2018 referendum that prevents him from running for reelection
Caught in the crossfire between his two closest confidants and fixated on conspiracies, the leftist leader is unable to get anything done
The Ecuadorian president spoke to EL PAÍS a day after dissolving the country’s National Assembly and calling early elections. He feels he is a victim of political persecution over increased drug confiscations and a battle against corruption
Contrary to expectation, President Lasso’s decision to call new elections did not spark mass protests, or even backlash from opposition political parties
A survey found that 55% of Colombians would like to have a president like the one in El Salvador; meanwhile, some local candidates are promising to import his rigid security model
The leftist leader has tired of negotiating with the traditional conservative parties over his reform plans and intends to mobilize his support base after a Cabinet reshuffle
Brazil’s Supreme Court has ruled in favor of extraditing Nancy Mestre’s murderer to face justice in Colombia, ending her father’s decades long search for justice
Dozens of victims in Colombia lent money to a mother and son who led them to believe they were going to be invited to a royal reception in Spain