Interamerican Watch Newsletter - Issue 516
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Inter-American Watch
Tuesday 8/4/2026Analysis
After Pierre Manigault and Carlos Lauría, president and executive director of the Inter-American Press Association, opened the SIP Connect 2026 conference, Daniel Hadad, founder and CEO of Infobae, gave a live example of the unsettling situation of the media—and journalism—with the simple act of taking his cell phone out of his pocket, opening ChatGPT, and saying “Hello.” ...Read more >>Source: infobae.com
Argentina
The Buenos Aires City Police arrested a 29-year-old Bolivian man in Villa 31, in the Retiro neighborhood of Buenos Aires, who was using a bicycle to distribute drugs. During the operation, officers seized more than 230 doses of cocaine and marijuana ready for sale. Police sources confirmed to Infobae that the detainee had a criminal record for possession and trafficking of narcotics. ...Read more >>Source: infobae.com
The United States Justice System is moving forward with the investigation into the multimillion-dollar money transfers between the Argentine Football Association (AFA) and shell companies stemming from the commercial agreement the sports organization signed in 2021 with TourProdEnter LLC, Javier Faroni's company based in Florida. ...Read more >>
Source: lanacion.com.ar
Argentine President Javier Milei again targeted Brazilian President Lula da Silva and intensified his criticism following his remarks at an event with Flavio Bolsonaro in the lead-up to the elections to be held in Brazil this year. ...Read more >>
Source: infobae.com
Bolivia
With two murders this Sunday, the number of victims of armed attacks in Bolivia has risen to nine in less than a week, and a contingent of 200 police officers has been deployed to reinforce security in border towns where some of the crimes have been reported. ...Read more >>Source: infobae.com
Brazil
The Brazilian Federal Police arrested nine people and seized 856 kilograms of cocaine this Sunday at the port of Salvador, capital of the state of Bahia, in the northeast of the country, in an operation targeting a cell of the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) that was preparing to ship the drugs to Europe. ...Read more >>Source: infobae.com
Colombia
Outgoing President Gustavo Petro on Monday urged social movements to organize a “people's militia” to defend themselves against potential attacks from what he called the “narco-fascist” elements, following attacks against an indigenous leader and a politician from his party over the weekend. ...Read more >>Source: apnews.com
Costa Rica
President Laura Fernández and deputies from the Sovereign People's Party (PPSO) went to the Supreme Court of Justice this Monday to file a complaint for the alleged crime of prevarication against four magistrates of the Constitutional Chamber, after that body ordered a temporary extension of the appointment of the substitute magistrates while the Legislative Assembly completes its election process. ...Read more >>Source: infobae.com
Cuba
The Cuban Observatory of Conflicts (OCC), of the Foundation for Human Rights in Cuba, recorded 1,415 protests, complaints, and expressions of criticism during July, the highest number documented by the organization for a single month since it began compiling its "conflict meters." ...Read more >>Source: martinoticias.com
Cubalex and the Cuban Observatory for Human Rights (OCDH) denounced a further deterioration in the situation of several political prisoners in Cuba, with alerts regarding the life of a hunger striker, reports of isolation and lack of medical attention, attacks against an imprisoned teenager, and new punishments at Kilo 8 prison in Camagüey. ...Read more >>
Source: diariodecuba.com
Cuba suffered another national blackout Sunday night after the National Electric System registered a “total disconnection,” according to the state-owned company Unión Eléctrica (UNE). The collapse left much of the country without power, including Havana, and marked the island's sixth widespread blackout so far in 2026. ...Read more >>
Source: infobae.com
Interamerican Institute for Democracy
Guest Columnist | Hugo Marcelo BalderramaSadly, in almost a year in office, Rodrigo Paz, aside from appearing in the photo inaugurating the Shield of the Americas, has done nothing to repair Bolivia's international relations and its geopolitical position. ...Read more >>
Source: intdemocratic.org
The Interamerican Institute for Democracy (IID) inducted Dr. Robert Evan Ellis as a new member of its Board of Directors this Thursday in an Honorary Session held at its Miami headquarters. During the ceremony, Ellis warned that Latin America is experiencing a confluence of tensions that threaten its democratic stability and its alignment with the United States, in a context of Chinese expansion, organized crime, and erosion of institutional trust. ...Read more >>
Source: infobae.com
Guest Columnist | Pedro Corzo
The monstrosity that assumed power in Cuba was not a political proposal, much less an ideological one, but rather a framework of hatred, envy, and resentment. While it lacks the capacity to destroy its enemies in one fell swoop, it does possess the necessary tools to corrode those who oppose it from within; hence, its efforts to manipulate students and public officials. ...Read more >>
Source: intdemocratic.org
World
A Japanese lawmaker warned in Taiwan that China's recent Ethnic Unity Law—which came into effect five days before Japanese journalist Akio Yaita was attacked in Taipei after giving a lecture—establishes extraterritorial criminal jurisdiction over what is said in Tokyo, in Taiwan, and in any room in the world. ...Read more >>Source: infobae.com