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From Bolsonaro and Bukele to Fujimori and De la Espriella: Trump and Latin America's rightward turn

Soon after the US president first moved into the White House, his policies and outspoken backing for certain candidates inspired a new wave of Latin American leaders now shaping the continent’s future.

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‘Institutional threat’: election of far-right leader raises fears for democracy in Colombia

Trump-admiring Abelardo de la Espriella has vowed to ‘disembowel’ the left and kill criminals like ‘rats and cockroaches’

The Guardian - UK

Who is Abelardo de la Espriella? From controversial lawyer to Colombia's president

The president-elect created his movement just 11 months ago, mirroring the model that worked in Argentina and El Salvador: patriotic talk, a firm hand against crime, and contempt for traditional politics.

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Newsmaker | Who is Abelardo De La Espriella, Colombia's new right-wing president?

Colombia has elected nationalist lawyer Abelardo De La Espriella as its new president, signaling a significant political shift. Known as "The Tiger," he campaigned on a platform of restoring order, reviving the economy with market-friendly policies, and adopting a hardline security approach. De La Espriella, who plans to reduce state…

The Economic Times

Democracy’s next big test: could a Trump-endorsed US citizen become Colombia’s president?

On Sunday, voters in Colombia will choose their next president in a contest that could have implications far beyond the country’s borders.

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Colombian far-right candidate is latest Trumpian figure in Latin America to ride anti-incumbent wave

Abelardo de la Espriella, promising an iron-fist approach to crime, leads polls in country’s presidential runoff election

The Guardian - US

Who is Abelardo de la Espriella, the far‑right Trump fan who could lead Colombia?

Far-right defence attorney and businessman Abelardo de la Espriella topped the first round of Colombia’s presidential election Sunday, followed closely by leftist senator Ivan Cepeda. A fervent supporter of US President Donald Trump as well as the authoritarian crime crackdown of El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele, De la Espriella has…

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Colombia’s far-right presidential candidate De la Espriella wins first round of vote ahead of runoff

Lawyer and Trump admirer has risen rapidly in the polls and will face Iván Cepeda in election runoff in three weeks

The Guardian - US

Tom Suozzi lives at C Street

The New York Democrat kept secret his low-rent lodging at a right-wing Christian townhouse

Salon

Colombia vote tests leftist rule as violence surges

BOGOTá - Colombians vote Sunday in a presidential election overshadowed by a surge in violence, facing a stark choice between extending four years of leftist rule or shifting sharply right.

Bangkok Post

U.S. Deportations to El Salvador Nearly Doubled in First Months of 2026 as Bukele Aligns With Trump

El Salvador received 5,033 deportees from the U.S. between January and March, compared with 2,547 during the same period last year

Latin Times

Trump's Friendship Isn't Enough For Investors: His Closest Allies Run Some Of Latin America's Riskiest Countries

Some of Latin America's most Trump-friendly governments are still being treated by investors as risky bets, according to J.P. Morgan country-risk data, a reminder that access to Washington does not automatically translate into confidence on Wall Street.

International Business Times

Salvadoran news outlet El Faro says its assets frozen in retaliation for reporting on Bukele

Salvadoran investigative news outlet El Faro has announced that its members’ assets have been frozen

The Independent UK

In Colombia and Brazil, presidential candidates offer old solutions to old problems

On May 31st, Colombian voters will go to the polls with Abelardo de la Espriella – criminal lawyer, self-styled outsider, and self-described “Tiger” – securing his place in the runoff against left-wing Iván Cepeda. In Brazil, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro – the son of incarcerated former President Jair Bolsonaro – is…

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The Independent UK

Nearly 500 alleged MS-13 members in El Salvador face a sweeping mass trial

Nearly 500 alleged gang leaders face a collective trial in El Salvador, a practice criticized by human rights groups

International Business Times

Elon Musk Endorses Bukele on Victims Rights Over Killers in Viral X Post as El Salvador Crime Plummets

Elon Musk threw his weight behind El Salvador President Nayib Bukele on Sunday, replying "Exactly" to a viral video clip in which Bukele questioned why some activists seem more concerned with the human rights of killers than with the rights of women who don't want to be raped or children…

The Guardian - US

Venezuelans deported by US detail fresh claims of torture and abuse at El Salvador mega-prison

Petition seeks accountability from Salvadorian authorities over human rights violations at notorious Cecot facility

The Independent UK

El Salvador's Bukele proposes life prison sentences in nation that has imprisoned 1% of population

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele and his party are pushing forward a constitutional reform that would permit life prison sentences in a country that has imprisoned more than 1% of its population in its war on gangs

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El Salvador has arbitrarily detained nationals deported from the US, Human Rights Watch says

Salvadoran nationals deported from the United States are arbitrarily detained in El Salvador and their loved ones do not know where they are or how to contact them

The Guardian - US

El Salvador’s mass arrest policy may have led to crimes against humanity, study shows

Experts documented murder, torture and disappearances under Nayib Bukele’s policy targeting gangs

Euronews

'Everyone loves Bukele for it,' El Salvador's VP Ulloa defends mass crackdown of gangs

Félix Ulloa says Europe does not understand what he describes as 'the miracle of Bukele' after a radical crackdown on gang violence. While crime has dramatically declined in what used to be one of the most dangerous countries in the world, critics say El Salvador is turning into a police…

The Guardian - UK

Jailed for losing a pregnancy: how progress on El Salvador’s harsh anti-abortion law is unravelling

Years of campaigning led to the release of 81 women imprisoned under the country’s strict reproductive laws, but the suspension of civil rights by President Nayib Bukele is fuelling a new wave of criminalisation

The Independent UK

Shakira’s 5-show El Salvador residency fuels Bukele’s push to remake the country’s image

Shakira’s five-show run in El Salvador highlights President Nayib Bukele’s push to rebrand the country through big events and tighter security

The Guardian - US

The way, the Trump and the lies: prayer breakfast displays US right’s devil’s pact

Trump might not embody Christian values yet is the religious right’s chosen instrument to turn the tide against liberal, godless America

The Guardian - UK

Costa Rica heads to polls amid fears of authoritarian turn

Voters to choose president and 57 members of congress, with current president’s hardline pick Laura Fernández expected to win first round

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