Interamerican Watch Newsletter - Issue 501

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Inter-American Watch

Thursday 6/11/2026

Argentina

In another delaying tactic, the AFA and the Superliga obtained an injunction from the National Civil Appeals Court halting the General Inspectorate of Justice's (IGJ) demand that they allow their auditors access to their disputed financial statements for the 2022-2025 period. ...Read more >>
Source: clarin.com
Judge Diego Amarante, of the Federal Criminal Economic Court, is investigating AFA President Claudio "Chiqui" Tapia and the organization's treasurer, Pablo Toviggino, for money laundering. This follows a report from the Office of the Prosecutor for Economic Crime and Money Laundering (PROCELAC) that validated as evidence the discovery report presented by businessman Guillermo Tofoni. Amarante is the same judge who previously indicted AFA officials for tax evasion and, upon receiving the complaint, delegated it to prosecutor Pablo Turano. ...Read more >>
Source: clarin.com

Bolivia

The Bolivian government accused former president Evo Morales on Monday of mobilizing groups toward La Paz with the aim of intensifying protests and generating new episodes of violence, amid a crisis that has lasted for almost 40 days and maintains blockades in six of the country's nine departments. ...Read more >>
Source: diariolasamericas.com
The United States and its partners in the Americas Shield denounced on Friday (June 5, 2026) the "efforts to overthrow" the Bolivian government, financed with "dirty money" from drug trafficking. ...Read more >>
Source: dw.com
The United States announced this Thursday that it will increase assistance to Bolivia to address shortages of basic goods and the difficulties facing the healthcare system as a result of the road blockades that have persisted for more than a month, instigated by former socialist president Evo Morales and other sectors of society. ...Read more >>
Source: infobae.com

Colombia

President Gustavo Petro ranks 14th out of 18 Latin American leaders in CB Global Data's presidential approval rating ranking for June 2026, with a 36.5% approval rating and a 61% disapproval rating. This figure places him among the five presidents with the lowest public approval ratings on the continent, according to the most recent survey by the Argentine polling firm that tracks the 18 main heads of state in the region on a monthly basis. ...Read more >>
Source: es-us.noticias.yahoo.com

Cuba

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) denounced this Thursday “massive, serious, and systematic violations” of fundamental freedoms in Cuba, along with the “increase in violence against dissent” in recent years. ...Read more >>
Source: infobae.com
Cuban researcher and former political prisoner Rolando Cartaya, spokesperson for the Cuban Observatory of Conflicts (OCC) of the Foundation for Human Rights in Cuba, stated that more and more Cubans are hoping the United States will help them rid themselves of the regime, in statements collected in an interview with journalist Tania Costa for CiberCuba. ...Read more >>
Source: cibercuba.com
The tourism crisis in Cuba has left a deep mark on the streets of Old Havana, where the presence of foreigners has fallen to historic lows. During an entire morning, only six foreign tourists—mostly from Latin America—were spotted by Reuters in the most emblematic areas of the capital. ...Read more >>
Source: infobae.com

Interamerican Institute for Democracy

Guest Columnist | Pedro Corzo
It is true that youth does not return, but what we sow in it can be useful for the future of many and for our own. ...Read more >>
Source: intdemocratic.org
By our Director: Beatrice E. Rangel
The acute polarization affecting Peruvian democracy has several roots. One of them is the economy's inability to absorb the workforce the country generates each year. ...Read more >>
Source: intdemocratic.org
By our Director: Ricardo Israel
The analysis of the Venezuelan transition must begin by acknowledging that MCM plays a special role, enjoying the support and trust of its people, at a level perhaps unmatched since Mandela. Her leadership acts as a conduit, not an obstacle. ...Read more >>
Source: intdemocratic.org
Guest Columnist | Hugo Marcelo Balderrama
...the country's current crisis, with over thirty days of road blockades and several deaths, is not solely a national issue. All the anti-Western regimes (Iran, Russia, China, and Cuba) are involved, as they intend to make the country the new epicenter of their operations. This is something the government seems either not to understand or, worse, not to care about. ...Read more >>
Source: intdemocratic.org
By our Director: Carlos Sánchez Berzaín
The ongoing coup d'état, which violates the human rights of the Bolivian people, demands the president's resignation, and has put democracies across the Americas on alert, is merely a symptom of the crisis, not the crisis itself. Rodrigo Paz has seized the government but not the power; he must dismantle the plurinational narco-state. ...Read more >>
Source: intdemocratic.org

Nicaragua

A total of nine opposition members and critics of the Nicaraguan government, led by husband and wife co-presidents Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, have died in state custody in the last seven years, the most recent in May, the Mechanism for the Recognition of Political Prisoners reported on Tuesday. ...Read more >>
Source: abc.com.py
At least 46 people considered opponents or critics of the Nicaraguan dictatorship, headed by Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, remain imprisoned in the country's jails, according to a report by the Mechanism for the Recognition of Political Prisoners, an organization supported by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR). The report, with data up to May 31, also documents nine cases of enforced disappearance and nine detainees who died in state custody in the last seven years. ...Read more >>
Source: infobae.com

Venezuela

In Venezuela, Interior Minister and Secretary General of the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, ruled out possible negotiations with the majority opposition. Opposition leader María Corina Machado recently insisted that she should be the interlocutor in any negotiations with the government that would lead to presidential elections in the country. ...Read more >>
Source: cnnespanol.cnn.com