Heads of state and officials from Latin America’s leftist governments and authoritarian regimes issued statements this week marking the start of President Donald Trump’s second term, condemning Trump’s firm stance against authoritarianism.
The government of Panama announced on Tuesday that it sent a formal letter to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressing its “concerns” over President Donald Trump’s statements on having the United States retake control of the Panama Canal.
President of Argentina Javier Milei and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni appeared to spend much of their time together during President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday.
President Donald Trump, in the first hours of his administration, revoked former President Joe Biden’s decision to remove Cuba from the United States’ list of state sponsors of terrorism (SST).
The governments of ten Latin American nations expressed concern over the “threat” of mass deportations under President Donald Trump in a joint statement released over the weekend.
President of Argentina Javier Milei blamed the “regime” of Brazilian radical leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for not allowing conservative former President Jair Bolsonaro to travel to the United States for the inauguration of President Donald Trump.
Brazil denied an appeal by former President Jair Bolsonaro to attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.
California-based company Chevron filed tax returns worth about $300 million to the Venezuelan socialist regime, raising questions about how much dictator Nicolás Maduro benefits from Chevron’s oil production despite existing oil sanctions, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.
The Supreme Federal Tribunal (STF) of Brazil on Thursday denied former President Jair Bolsonaro’s request for permission to leave the country to attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) on Wednesday described Nicaragua’s communist regime as a threat to the United States for its role in “directly contributing” to the migrant crisis at the U.S. southern border and for permitting a Russian military presence in its territory.
Ecuador is preparing to hold a general election on February 9 to choose the next president, vice president, and members of the National Assembly for the next four years.
Human rights activists fiercely criticized outgoing U.S. President’s Joe Biden’s last-minute decision to remove Cuba from the United States’ list of state sponsors of terrorism (SST) on Tuesday, granting a massive concession to the communist regime at the tail end of his presidency.
Monsignor Rolando Álvarez, the bishop of the diocese of Matagalpa, said that he believed “our peace is the will of the Lord” in his public interview — nearly a year after Nicaragua’s communist dictator Daniel Ortega banished him from his country.
Socialist dictator of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro threatened to use Brazilian troops to “liberate” Puerto Rico from the United States’ “colonization” in remarks this weekend.
Brazilian lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of conservative former President Jair Bolsonaro, accused Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes over the weekend of obstructing his father’s request to attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration with a “very bureaucratic process.”
The socialist government of Brazil, notorious for its online censorship campaigns, gave Facebook parent company Meta a 72-hour deadline this weekend to provide “explanations” on its decision to scrap its third party “fact check” system, known for its left-leaning bias.
The socialist regime in Venezuela briefly detained opposition leader María Corina Machado amid gunshots on Thursday after she made her first public appearance in months.
The regimes of Iran and Venezuela signed a deal for the establishment of an Iranian drone development facility in Venezuela, the Argentine outlet Infobae reported on Friday.
Conservative President of Panamá José Raúl Mulino stated on Tuesday that he will not respond to President-elect Donald Trump’s statement on taking control of the Panama Canal until Trump takes office on January 20.
Socialist dictator of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro claimed on Wednesday that one of the American citizens his regime took hostage recently on allegations of being a “mercenary” is a “senior FBI official” working to topple his regime.
Cuba’s Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR) announced on Tuesday that 13 Cuban military officials are missing after two explosions occurred at an ammunition depot in the eastern municipality of Melones, Holguín.
Socialist dictator of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro announced Tuesday the arrest of two “important American mercenaries.”
Iranian engineers, whose “operational negligence” allegedly caused an oil spill in one of Venezuela’s main refineries in November, helped the socialist regime there cover up the accident, the Argentine outlet Infobae revealed on Tuesday.
Two American citizens filed a lawsuit against Venezuela’s socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro at a Miami federal court accusing the dictator of leading a vast “criminal enterprise” and using unjustly imprisoned Americans as bargaining chips in negotiations with the U.S., the Associated Press (AP) reported on Monday.
Exiled Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González is slated to meet with outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday, the Spanish news agency EFE reported.
This year’s Hanukkah celebrations in Chile were disrupted as a result of a series of antisemitic remarks by local politicians and acts of vandalism.
Socialist former President of Argentina Alberto Fernández filed a formal request on Thursday to rescind the authorization that allows his two-year old son Francisco to reside in Spain with his ex-wife and former first lady Fabiola Yáñez.
Venezuela’s socialist regime on Thursday announced a $100,000 bounty for information leading to the capture of exiled opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González.
Cindy Vargas, the woman allegedly trafficked and raped by socialist former President Evo Morales when she was a child, resurfaced in an interview this week after going missing for months, claiming the socialist government of Bolivia is persecuting her.
Far-left President of Honduras Xiomara Castro on Wednesday threatened to shut down the American military base in the country if President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration carries out mass deportations of Hondurans.
Venezuela’s socialist regime and the Venezuelan opposition will each hold presidential inauguration ceremonies in Caracas on January 10, 2025 for the two men they claim are both president: longtime dictator Nicolás Maduro and opposition candidate Edmundo González.
The leftist governments of Latin America will begin 2025 with their once-vaunted unity strained and with many facing its own share of controversies at home.
An Argentine federal court on Monday ordered the arrest of Nicaragua’s communist dictator Daniel Ortega.
Conservative President Santiago Peña of Paraguay expressed hope on Sunday that the relationship between his country and the United States would “significantly improve” once President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January.
The government of Brazil stopped issuing work visas for Chinese electric carmaker BYD after local authorities rescued 163 Chinese nationals working in conditions “analogous to slavery” at a BYD factory under construction in the city of Camaçari, Bahia, Reuters reported.
Argentine Security Minister Patricia Bullrich filed a formal complaint on Thursday against Oscar Laborde, a leftist former diplomat believed to hold ties with the Venezuelan socialist Maduro regime, for engaging in talks with the Venezuelan socialists over an Argentine gendarme arrested in Caracas.
President of Panama José Raúl Mulino on Thursday ruled out any possible discussions with President-elect Donald Trump about control of the Panama Canal or any reduction in the transit fees imposed to U.S. ships that pass through it, asserting that there is “nothing to talk about” regarding the matter.
A regional poll found that Argentine President Javier Milei is the most popular head of state in South America.
Venezuelan nongovernment organization Foro Penal announced on Tuesday that all minors unjustly detained in the aftermath of socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro’s highly fraudulent presidential election have been released.
The collapse of Cuba caused by decades of disastrous communist policies has left a significant portion of housing in a derelict state.
