Interamerican Watch Newsletter - Issue 476
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Inter-American Watch
Monday 3/16/2026Bolivia
In a major operation in Bolivia, the capture and transfer to the United States of Uruguayan drug trafficker Sebastián Marset marked a milestone in the regional fight against organized crime. Marset was arrested in Santa Cruz de la Sierra and put on a plane by agents of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, with local police present. ...Read more >>Source: infobae.com
Brazil
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro are, for the first time, tied in voting intentions for a potential runoff election in October, according to a poll released Wednesday by Quaest and Genial Investimentos. Each received 41% of the vote, marking the first tie in polls conducted by major institutes regarding a runoff scenario. ...Read more >>Source: infobae.com
Chile
Chile and the United States agreed to initiate a cooperation mechanism to coordinate actions in the supply of critical minerals and rare earth elements, resources considered strategic for the technology industry and the energy transition. ...Read more >>Source: infobae.com
Colombia
A general in the Venezuelan Armed Forces is being investigated by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on suspicion of drug trafficking and alleged ties to drug kingpins in Colombia. ...Read more >>Source: infobae.com
Cuba
The “Quo Vadis Cuba 2026” forum, organized by the Interamerican Institute for Democracy in Miami, brought together exile figures, activists, journalists, and academics this Wednesday to analyze the island's course in the face of the internal crisis and the impact of recent regional transformations. ...Read more >>Source: infobae.com
The Cuban Repressors project, of the Foundation for Human Rights in Cuba (FDHC), added to its registry four individuals responsible for the repression against protesters in Morón, Ciego de Ávila, following the protests of March 13. Those named are two leaders of the Communist Party (PCC) and two collaborators of State Security. ...Read more >>
Source: diariolasamericas.com
Cuba ended February with 1,214 people detained for political reasons, according to Prisoners Defenders' monthly report, the highest number since the organization began documenting the prison situation on the island. ...Read more >>
Source: infobae.com
Cuba is experiencing a deep energy crisis, and the blackouts on the island have once again sparked social unrest. During the early hours of Sunday, the ninth consecutive night of popular mobilizations against the regime took place, in a clear sign of defiance against dictator Miguel Díaz-Canel, who on Saturday had threatened the protesters for the recent demonstrations. ...Read more >>
Source: infobae.com
Residents of the municipality of Morón, in Ciego de Ávila, set fire to the local headquarters of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) on Friday night amid popular protests against the Cuban regime led by dictator Miguel Díaz-Canel. ...Read more >>
Source: infobae.com
Ecuador
Before the conclusion of the investigation into the 'FV Assassination' case, the Prosecutor's Office requested statements from Rafael Correa, his former legal secretary Alexis Mera, and the Citizen Revolution (RC) assemblyman, Juan Andrés González, who must appear between Tuesday and Wednesday. The formal stage of the investigation, which seeks to find the masterminds behind the assassination of Fernando Villavicencio, concluded last Thursday, March 12, with a series of requests from the Prosecutor's Office. ...Read more >>Source: vistazo.com
Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa on Friday decreed a nighttime curfew in four provinces of the Andean country, starting March 15, intended to facilitate military operations against criminal organizations with support from the United States. ...Read more >>
Source: reuters.com
The government of Ecuador launched a two-week operation against drug trafficking on Sunday with support from the United States, in a new joint action against the cartels operating in the South American country. ...Read more >>
Source: infobae.com
Interamerican Institute for Democracy
By our Director: Pedro CorzoUnfortunately, the Cuban people are not in a position to judge their executioners, so let us hope that they will be prosecuted by our friends. ...Read more >>
Source: intdemocratic.org
By our Director: Francisco Santos
The first thing is that what Gustavo Petro, Iván Cepeda and Abelardo de la Espriella wanted, to have no competition in May, in the first round of the presidential election, did not happen. ...Read more >>
Source: intdemocratic.org
By our Director: Luis Beltrán Guerra G.
Regarding Venezuela, it seems appropriate to assume that "the political reconciliation to be pursued would seek to put aside decades of polarization and conflict," only possible through national reconciliation for democratic coexistence, capable of overcoming confusion, nascent credulity, and even institutional weakness. ...Read more >>
Source: intdemocratic.org
Venezuela
The NGO Penal Forum, which leads the legal defense of political prisoners in Venezuela, called this Thursday for the new heads of the Attorney General's Office and the Ombudsman's Office to be independent and contribute to both institutions regaining credibility. ...Read more >>Source: infobae.com