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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

An OECD report indicates that on average people in Colombia wake up at 6:31 a.m., the result of cultural and religious customs. But is is also the least productive nation among the 38 members of the bloc

Right-wing politicians like María Fernanda Cabal admire the president of El Salvador, while leftist president Gustavo Petro sees him as a foe

With the exception of a couple of interim presidents who held office briefly, the rest of the country’s modern leaders have suffered tragic fates, including jail terms, exile, or death by suicide

Thousands of Peruvians are calling for new elections after Pedro Castillo’s failed self-coup plunged the country into chaos. At least 22 people have been killed in the clashes

Two ministers have resigned following the deaths of 21 protestors, while the Peruvian Congress voted down a proposal hold early elections

The death toll from street protests continued to rise while a judge granted prosecutors’ request to extend jail time for the impeached president

Pedro Castillo ended up under arrest and charged with rebellion after his failed attempt to dissolve Congress and install an emergency government

The president is reaching out to Washington on issues like energy and drug policy, yet maintaining an anti-American rhetoric to appease his voter base back home

Martín Mestre found the killer living a normal life in Brazil, but Colombia’s extradition request was denied. Now that ruling could be reversed on appeal

At least 24 people were injured, including 11 law enforcement officers who were attacked with sticks and stones by demonstrators protesting their living conditions and the government’s lack of help

The document, which EL PAÍS has seen, points to an inappropriate relationship between former Trump official Mauricio Claver-Carone and the development bank’s head of personnel, who received raises and promotions

Colombian authorities have released little information about the events that set everyone on edge in the historic Caribbean seaport

The Pacto Histórico coalition’s candidate wins 50.4% of the vote to defeat populist Rodolfo Hernández

The left-wing leader has won the first round with 40.3% of support and will face the former mayor of Bucaramanga (28.2%) at the June 19 presidential election

A 40-year-old single mother who once cleaned homes for a living and made a name for herself as an environmental activist is breaking new ground in national politics

Doctors in many countries on the continent have spent the pandemic writing prescriptions for the antiparasitic drug to fight Covid-19, despite widespread doubts in the scientific community over its use

Local guide Alejandra Espinosa was hired as a cultural consultant for the animated movie which takes inspiration from the Colombian town of Barichara. The film has won an Oscar (best animated feature)

Families that once grew coca have signed up for a crop substitution program, but that does not mean that there is less cocaine production in the country

Jaime Saade was convicted ‘in absentia’ for shooting Nancy Mariana Mestre in 1994. Interpol tracked him to Brazil and he was arrested in 2020 but an extradition wrangle may see him freed of all charges

The four animals the drug lord brought to Colombia illegally in the 1980s have bred uncontrollably, and now pose a threat to the local ecosystem. The authorities are considering drastic action