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The Resurgence of Gustavo Petro and the Colombian Left

Colombia’s president has seen his popularity rise, increasing the odds that the left could win May’s presidential election.
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DEA names Colombian president 'priority target' as US prosecutors probe ties to drug traffickers

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has been designated a “priority target” by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration as federal prosecutors in New York probe his alleged ties to drug traffickers, according to people familiar with the matter and records seen by The Associated Press.
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Hmmmmmmm...
 
"As the Trump administration continues to bombard Iran, a top Pentagon official revealed that U.S. wars in the Western Hemisphere are also expanding, unveiling an effort dubbed “Operation Total Extermination.”

Attacks on Latin American drug cartels are “just the beginning” Joseph Humire, the acting assistant secretary of war for homeland defense and Americas security affairs, told members of the House Armed Services Committee last week."

Pentagon Reveals Attacks in Latin America Are Just the Beginning
 
I’ve not read this entire thread, so I’m sure I’ve missed multiple posts about El Salvador, Bukele, and the Trump admin.

That said, tonight’s episode of Frontline on PBS was really eye-opening and disturbing (for me, at least). I knew some of the story of Bukele’s rise to power and his deals with MS-13, but the show really puts it in perspective with regard to Trump’s inhumane immigration policies and willingness to enable and support the worst of the worst authoritarian strongmen.

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The Deal: Trump, Bukele & the Gangs of El Salvador | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series

An examination of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s deal with President Trump to imprison U.S. deportees, and what each leader stood to gain.
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The left leads in Brazil; breaking down the election in Colombia; chaos leads in Peru.​

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In Brazil’s Election, the Bolsonaro Family’s Trump Ties Could Cost Them

Most Brazilian voters won’t cast their ballots based on foreign policy. But in a close election a small shift can make the difference.
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Poll Tracker: Colombia's 2026 Presidential Election

The left’s Iván Cepeda, the right’s Abelardo de la Espriella, and the center-right’s Paloma Valencia are battling to win the May 31 election.
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Six questions to watch in Peru’s election this weekend

I don't know who is going to win. But these are the results I'll be monitoring.
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A week to forget for Milei: Adorni scandal, skeptical markets, cultural battle collapse

Argentine President Javier Milei's administration closed one of its worst weeks in office, cornered by an expanding judicial front against Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni, adverse market signals, and the collapse of its discursive offensive on historical memory.
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A week to forget for Milei: Adorni scandal, skeptical markets, cultural battle collapse. Argentine President Javier Milei's administration closed one of its worst weeks in office, cornered by an expanding judicial front against Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni, adverse market signals, and the collapse of its discursive offensive on historical memory.

Public opinion indicators deepened the administration's concerns. A Universidad de San Andrés poll recorded just 33% satisfaction with the government, a seven-point drop since November 2025, with presidential approval at 39%. Consultancy 1816 flagged what it called “economic K risk”: unemployment rose in 2025 for the first time this century alongside GDP growth, the registered private real wage for January 2026 was the lowest in 18 months, and household loan delinquency quadrupled in just over a year.
 
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