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President Jose Mujica declared on February 22 that the Uruguayan government is in a "deep crisis" due to divisions among key leaders over economic policy. The main... 2013-03-01

Argentina's CTERA teachers union went on strike in late February over breakdowns in contract negotiations. The teachers rejected offers for a 17% pay raise over the previous year's... 2013-02-28

The Paraguayan opposition party Asociación Nacional Republicana-Partido Colorado (ANR-PC, Colorados) won five out of six mayor elections held in February, underscoring our... 2013-02-28

Although the latest sovereign risk ratings data shows no change in the average overall score for Latin America since our last (October) update, we continue to see 2013 as a challenging... 2013-02-28

The Chilean Senate failed to pass legislation that would have amended the country's binomial electoral system, which assigns two seats to each electoral district. Critics of this system,... 2013-02-01

Buenos Aires Mayor Mauricio Macri, of the Propuesta Republicana (PRO), has reiterated that he will not run for a seat in the legislature in this fall's midterm election, preferring... 2013-02-01

The World Press Freedom Index, published by Reporters Without Borders, ranked Uruguay 27th globally in its 2013 report. Uruguay had the highest ranking of any South American country... 2013-02-01

We see increasing likelihood that the Partido Liberal Radical Auténtico (PLRA) will retain the presidency in Paraguay's April election, either on its own or as part of an... 2013-02-01

More than six months after the violence that left 17 peasants dead in the Uruguayan district of Curuguaty and led to the impeachment of then-President Fernando Lugo, the issue is still... 2013-01-07

Michelle Bachelet, a member of the Concertación political alliance who served as Chile's president from 2006-2010, currently enjoys a high level of potential support from... 2013-01-07