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The leader of the Maoist guerrilla organisation Shining Path, Commander Artemio (also known as Comrade Artemio), seemed to have responded for the first time to diplomatic overtures... 2008-10-03

On 30 September, the government revised a reform that would strip the Supreme Court of its role of investigating congressmen implicated in the 'para-political scandal', linking senior... 2008-10-03

Wilma Salgado resigned from her position as Ecuador's finance minister on September 15. Salgado was President Rafael Correa's fourth finance minister since he came to office 20 months... 2008-10-03

We believe that allegations of unauthorised changes to President Rafael Correa's proposed new constitution is unlikely to alter the outcome of the referendum on constitutional reform.... 2008-09-09

In a move that is likely to further undermine shaky Bolivia-US relations, Bolivian President Evo Morales took a trip to the Iranian capital of Tehran on September 1 to discuss Iranian... 2008-09-08

Venezuela's short- and long-term political risk ratings remain unchanged this month at 72.9 and 60.6 respectively. However, we note that we see downside risks mounting as the November... 2008-09-08

While President Álvaro Uribe has not ruled out running for a third term in office, we believe his proposal of four potential successors on September 4 means it looks increasingly... 2008-09-08

According to local press reports, Peruvian authorities seized a shipment of four metric tons of cocaine during a sting operation in Lima on September 5, with the drugs intended for... 2008-09-08

On July29 the regional electoral court in the opposition region of Santa Cruz announced that it would be presenting an appeal before the constitutional tribunal to suspend the August... 2008-07-31

Peru's federal government is facing fierce opposition to its port privatisation programme, which seeks to raise private sector investment into expanding port facilities. Trade unions... 2008-07-31