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Keiko Fujimori's 100 Days: Approval Falls 17 Points as Congress Blocks Half Her Agenda—Can She Turn It Around?

Keiko Fujimori reaches 100 days in office with approval down from 57% to 40%, while Peru's Congress granted only 27 of the 66 legislative powers she requested.

Latin Times · Nov 5

Chile's Justice Minister Faces Impeachment Over Child Sex Offender Sentence Cuts

Chile's government faces a major political crisis after 56 sentence reductions for convicted child sex offenders were disclosed, prompting impeachment proceedings against Justice Minister Fernando Rabat and legal action.

Latin Times · Oct 29

Giorgia Meloni’s email targeted in cyberattack on Italian parliament’s IT systems

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s parliamentary email account was among those targeted in a cyberattack on the computer systems of Italy’s lower house of parliament, with several lawmakers and other institutions also affected, news agency Reuters reported Tuesday.

The Times of India · Oct 27

Keiko Fujimori Loses Support in Congress: Seven Committees Reject her Legislative Powers

Seven of Peru's 12 congressional committees have rejected Fujimori's 120-day power request; a pivotal Economy Committee vote looms Sept. 16.

Latin Times · Sep 16

Chaos in Brazil’s Congress as politician forcibly removed from Speaker’s chair

Brazil’s Congress erupted into chaos when a federal deputy was forcibly removed from the Speaker's chair in the Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday (9 December), after he staged a protest to block a vote on his expulsion taking place on Wednesday.

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2025

G-20 Parliamentary Speakers' Summit | No issue can be seen in isolation in an interconnected world: Om Birla

The Lok Sabha speaker closed the G-20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit and handed over the P-20 presidency to the president of Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies, Arthur Cesar Pereira de Lira

The Hindu · Oct 14, 2023

Italy's Meloni wins parliamentary backing for extra borrowing after vote slip up

Italy's government on Friday won parliamentary backing for additional borrowing, after a first attempt resulted in a major setback for nationalist Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

Reuters · Apr 28, 2023

Ukraine's Zelenskiy urges Mexico to help deliver his peace plan

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday urged Mexico to help make the case in Latin America for his peace plan for Ukraine, even as tensions persist within the country's ruling party about offering support to Kyiv.

Reuters · Apr 20, 2023

Brazil's Congress reelects leaders, aiding Lula's agenda

Brazilian lawmakers have voted to reelect the heads of both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, bolstering President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s prospects for passing legislation and governing in the polarized nation

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023

Bolsonaro supporters storm in Brazil's Congress, Supreme Court, Presidential Palace

Brazilian authorities were investigating Monday after thousands of far-right supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro stormed the country’s Presidential Palace, Supreme Court, and Senate and Chamber of Deputies in Brasilia on Sunday. Read FRANCE 24's liveblog to review the events as they unfolded.

France 24 · Jan 8, 2023